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Description The disc is flat, 11
mm diameter. The radial shields are covered. The dorsal surface is covered by
skin; primary plates not visible.
The ventral interradial surface is with skin. The oral shields are covered in
skin. The adoral shields are covered in skin. Bursal slits reduced, not bordered
by spines or papillae. The jaw is wider than long, with one, pointed or tapering
apical papilla, as wide as long or wider than long, with thorns. Oral papillae
are present along each jaw angle in a series, rounded, thorned. The oral
tentacle pore is located inside the jaw, with distal oral papilla similar to
other oral papillae.
The specimen has five arms, unbranched, moniliform, 35 times d.d.
Dorsal arm plates not visible, covered by skin, without spines/granules. The
second ventral arm plates are not visible, covered by skin. Ventral arm plates
of the first free segments not visible, covered. Tentacle pores absent (covered
by skin). There are 12 arm spines on the first ventral segment, 23
on the first free segments. The spines are erect, extending laterally, subequal,
and 0.51 times as long as one arm segment, pointed, cylindrical. There are
thorns, on the tip, glassy transparent shaft. Spines also skin partially (at
base) or completely covering spine.
Description exported from Delta key and to be finalised when DNA sampling
completed. Note species description and image characters may vary slightly in
animals of different size within the same species. Cite this publication as: "T O'Hara
(2010). ‘Ophiuroids from deep sea southern Australia. Museum Victoria. Version:
1.0 http://www.museumvictoria.com.au/stars" Information updated 5 February
2010
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