Table 3 in Description of a new brittle star of the genus Breviturma (Ophiuroidea: Ophiocomidae), with a new record from Taiwan

Table 3. Morphological comparison of selected species of Breviturma Stöhr, Boissin & Hoareau, 2013. All characteristics were taken from the original descriptions of each species unless marked with an asterisk (*), in which case they were referred from the review by Stöhr et al. (2013). B. securis sp. nov.B. brevipesB. dentataB. doederleiniB. krohiMaximum DD (mm)17.719.7*28.0*31.015.5DAPellipticalovalellipticalellipticalovalDAP W/ L ratio2.222*31.8Base coloryellowish-gray or greenish-graywhitish-green or yellowish-whitebrownlight brown black*yellowish-brownDorsal disc patternvariegated with dark and light patchesbrownish or greenish marblinguniformly or marbled brown*; reticulated*; spotted*small black dots; dark reticulating*large patches; irregular spots; star-shaped radiation; mottled; uniformly dark brwonASp on proximal arm454 or 5*54 or 5ASp annulationweakabsentabsentstrongweakSourcethis studyPeters (1851), Stöhr et al. (2013)Müller & Troschel (1842), Stöhr et al. (2013)De Loriol (1899), Stöhr et al. (2013)Stöhr et al. (2013)