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Suggest why it is a vital function of pedicellariae to clean the surface of a starfish.
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Suggest why it is a vital function of pedicellariae to clean the surface of a starfish.

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so that the starfishes surface doesn't get covered in encrusting organisms such as planktons or parasites.
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