TABLE 3 in Alternatipathes longispina sp. nov. and Bathypathes longicaulis sp. nov., two black corals (Antipatharia, Schizopathidae) from seamounts in the Western Pacific

TABLE 3. Comparison of all species with alternating pinnules of Bathypathes. CharacteristicB. longicaulis sp. nov.B. longicaulis sp. nov.B. longicaulis sp.B. longicaulis sp. nov.B. platycaulusB. pseudoalternataB. thermophilaMBM286468MBM286469nov.MBM286471UKNHM1923.19.19.2USNM1071044MNHN-IK-2016-45MBM286470Corallum, formMonopodial andMonopodial andMonopodial andMonopodial andMonopodial andMonopodial andMonopodial,unbranchedunbranchedunbranchedunbranchedunbranchedunbranchedunbranched or branchedCorallum total height, cm38.128.626.336.8-2474.5Maximum corallum width,161212.215.2-15-cmLength of unpinnulated28.120.718.728.6-64stem, cmBasal stem diameter, mm1.621.631.271.571.51.91.8Length of pinnules, cm3.8‒10.73.5‒6.42.5‒73‒88.8 (longest)10 (longest)~20 (longest)Pinnules spacing, mm4‒12 (mostly 6‒9)6‒75–85.5‒14 (mostly 7)36–82.8–4.0Number of pinnules per 133‒43‒4325–30 per 5 cm8‒10 per 3 cm14–18 per 3 cmcm on both sideForm of spines on pinnulesConical, with bluntConical, with bluntConical, with bluntConical, with bluntTriangularTriangular, withTriangular, with acuteapexapexapexapexrounded apexapexHeight of spines, mm0.024‒0.0560.019‒0.0660.020‒0.0630.023‒0.0480.040.02–0.0450.017–0.022Height of polypar spines,0. 0 3 4 ‒ 0. 0 5 60. 0 4 0 ‒ 0. 0 6 60. 0 3 0 ‒ 0. 0 6 30. 0 3 0 ‒ 0. 0 4 8-0.04‒0.045-mm(0.045±0.006, n=18)(0.051±0.008, n=24)(0.045±0.007, n=28)(0.039±0.005, n=26)Height of abpolypar spines,0. 0 2 4 ‒ 0. 0 4 00. 0 1 9 ‒ 0. 0 4 40. 0 2 0 ‒ 0. 0 4 50. 0 2 3 ‒ 0. 0 4 0-0.02‒0.03-mm(0.033±0.005, n=18)(0.034±0.007, n=24)(0.033±0.007, n=28)(0.033±0.004, n=26)Width of spines, mm0.14‒0.290.16‒0.290.12‒0.290.12‒0.22---Width of polypar spine, mm0.18‒0.29 (0.24±0.03,0.20‒0.29 (0.25±0.02,0.17‒0.290.12‒0.22 (0.17±0.02,---n=18)n=24)(0.20±0.03, n=28)n=26)Width of abpolypar spines,0.14‒0.27 (0.20±0.04,0.16±0.22 (0.19±0.02,0.12‒0.200.13‒0.20 (0.17±0.02,---mmn=18)n=24)(0.17±0.02, n=28)n=26)Spine spacing, mm0.34‒0.650.24‒0.540.21‒0.540.16‒0.630.030.15‒0.380.20–0.31Spine number per 1 mm on2‒33‒43‒43‒4-5–6-each rowSpine rows from lateral3‒43‒43‒43‒44–75–66–7view ......Continued on the next page