Table 1. A in A taxonomic review of the genus Asterostegus (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), with the description of a new species

Table 1. A tabular character key to the species of Asterostegus.
Tubercles on aboral surface of the discNumbers and arrangement of oral interradial platesSpeciesNumber and arrangement of tubercles on aboral discNumber of tubercles on top of each lateral barLength of tubercles on periphery of radial shieldsA. sabineae sp. nov.Two to four, in a line on the radial shieldOne or twoca. 1–1.2 mmOne in each interradiusA. maini McKnight, 2003Ca. 10, only on periphery of radial shieldThree to fiveca. 250–300 µmThree to five arranged in one rowA. tuberculatus Mortensen, 1933Scattered over entire radial shield and peripheral part of aboral discTwo or threeca. 350 µmFive to eight arranged in two rows