The pedal disc (also known as a basal plate) is the surface opposite to the mouth of the
sea anemone. IIt serves to attach the anemone to the
substrate
Substrate may refer to:
Physical layers
*Substrate (biology), the natural environment in which an organism lives, or the surface or medium on which an organism grows or is attached
** Substrate (locomotion), the surface over which an organism lo ...
, or hard surface, upon which it lives.
The pedal disc is composed of a thin tissue plate and is used by the animal to adhere to and move across the surface.
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Anthozoa
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