Table 1 in Ophioderma hendleri sp. nov. (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea: Ophiodermatidae) and its congeners from the Eastern Pacific

Table 1. Comparison of morphological characters between some species of Ophioderma from the Eastern Pacific.
O. hendleri sp. nov.O. panamenseO. pentacanthumO. variegatumRadial shieldscovered by granulesnakedcovered by granulescovered by granulesBase of the armscovered by granules and scalescovered by granules and scalescovered by granules and scalescovered by granulesArm-spinesup to 11; short and more or less robustup to 12; short and robustup to 6; large and thin, the ventral-most being much larger and robustup to 9; very large and thinTentacle scalesadradial slightly larger than abradialadradial slightly larger than abradialadradial much larger than abradialadradial slightly larger than abradialOral shieldsbroader than long, rounded triangular, with rounded obtuse proximal angle, straight distal edge, obtuse lateral anglesbroader than long, rounded triangular, with rounded obtuse proximal angle, straight distal edge, obtuse lateral anglesbroader than long, rounded triangular, with rounded obtuse proximal angle, straight distal edge, obtuse lateral angleslonger than broad, oval, proximal margin rounded obtuse angled, distal edge convex, lateral margins straightAdoral shieldsnaked; equally long as broadcovered by granulesnaked; longer than broadnaked; longer than broadGenital slitsshort and rounded; distally surrounded by granules and scalesshort and rounded; distally surrounded by granules and scaleslarge and slender; distally surrounded by granules and scalesshort and rounded; distally surrounded only by scalesColoration in vivodisc dark brown mottled with small and white spots, ventral margin beige; arms with transverse white bandsdisc green, brown or grey mottled with red, orange or yellow, sometimes a central white spot; arms with transverse bands lighter and darkerdisc orange with dark brown blotches; arms with transverse brown bandsdisc olive-green with dark pink or red; arms with transverse olivegreen and dark pinkred bandsDepthintertidal – 37 mintertidal – 20 m102 – 183 mintertidal – 110 m