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showed very close correspondence with
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(2012) description.
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specimen shows more triangular-shaped arms, has larger bald patches on each superomarginal plate, slightly more bald patches on proximal inferomarginals, and has two additional rows of abactinal plates on each arm (three in the
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). But shares almost all other characters such as the absence of bald patches on the interradial inferomarginal plate surfaces and a high R/r ratio with an elongate arm length (R/r=4.5 vs.
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When compared with N
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displays few to no character differences. The latter species displays elongate arms (R/r=5.7), possesses elliptical-shaped bare regions on the superomarginals, and have polygonal rather than elongate carinal plate shape. Carinal plate shape, however, is likely growth related leaving only the elongate arm length (R/r=
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the
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specimen at R=
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the
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at R=2.0) and differently shaped marginal plate bare regions as differences between the two species (elliptical in
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, more circular in
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). However, given the morphological range of specimens within other
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species, these differences are easily be attributed to character variation especially given the distance observed between the
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. Both of these species share the presence of an abactinal covered granulated tegument, a similar number of marginal plates and regular bald regions on each superomarginal; this taken in conjunction with the weak character differences implies synonymous species. Habitat depth between the two species (shallow reef for
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versus
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The summary assessment of poor character differences versus greater shared characters suggests synonymy of the two species but because putative cryptic species complexes are likely within other
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<emphasis id="B94E8B09FF82FFAED6428A3EE9EB76A6" box="[1125,1250,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">Neoferdina</emphasis>
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species (e.g.,
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<emphasis id="B94E8B09FF82FFAED7A58A3FEDF8768A" italics="true" pageId="53" pageNumber="54">N. cumingi</emphasis>
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) and because there are relatively few numbers of specimens available for both species, I retain the two species as separate until further evidence can test these relationships.
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