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<document ID-DOI="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479" ID-Pensoft-Pub="1313-2970-1099-155" ID-Pensoft-UUID="2D995654666955B2B228852B9EA78EAC" ID-ZooBank="A963E7C7F1BF4BF2BB4FA0CD5D319691" ModsDocID="1313-2970-1099-155" checkinTime="1652359792651" checkinUser="pensoft" docAuthor="Nethupul, Hasitha, Stoehr, Sabine &amp; Zhang, Haibin" docDate="2022" docId="DAA788C815CD5F71BDF038DAD310C760" docLanguage="en" docName="ZooKeys 1099: 155-202" docOrigin="ZooKeys 1099" docPubDate="2022-05-11" docSource="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479" docTitle="Ophiophthalmus serratus Nethupul &amp; Stöhr &amp; Zhang 2022, sp. nov." docType="treatment" docUuid="D2B3B231-FCA7-49F9-9696-328B7DD742D5" docUuidSource="ZooBank" docVersion="1" id="2D995654666955B2B228852B9EA78EAC" lastPageNumber="155" masterDocId="2D995654666955B2B228852B9EA78EAC" masterDocTitle="Review of Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiacanthidae), description of new species in Ophioplinthaca and Ophiophthalmus, and new records from the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea" masterLastPageNumber="202" masterPageNumber="155" pageNumber="155" updateTime="1652360094556" updateUser="ExternalLinkService">
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<mods:title>Review of Ophioplinthaca Verrill, 1899 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophiacanthidae), description of new species in Ophioplinthaca and Ophiophthalmus, and new records from the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Nethupul, Hasitha</mods:namePart>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Figs 15</figureCitation>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., paratype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0137) A, B lateral arm plate C dorsal arm spine D ventral arm spine E-J vertebrae E-F proximal view G distal view H ventral view I dorsal view J lateral view. Abbreviations: d dorsal, de depression, dist distal, dl dorsal lobe, lac lateral ambulacral canals, mo muscle opening, no nerve opening, pb podial basin, prox proximal, v ventral, vl ventral lobe. Scale bars: 500 µm (A-C, E-J); 300 µm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682277" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">, 16</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Material examined.</paragraph>
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;
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,
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,
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.
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<typeStatus>Paratypes</typeStatus>
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; IDSSE-EEB-SW0137 to IDSSE-EEB-SW0141. •
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<collectingDate value="2018-05-01">01 May 2018</collectingDate>
; Collecting event: stn. SC036; Shenhaiyongshi msv leg; preserved in 95% ethanol; IDSSE-EEB-SW0114 to IDSSE-EEB-SW0122. •
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<collectingCountry name="China">China</collectingCountry>
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,
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cold seep;
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;
<collectingDate value="2021-02-05">05 February 2021</collectingDate>
; Collecting event: stn. SC037; Shenhaiyongshi msv leg; preserved in 95% ethanol; IDSSE-EEB-SW0123 to IDSSE-EEB-SW0135. •
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; South
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<collectingCountry name="China">China</collectingCountry>
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,
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cold seep;
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,
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;
<collectingDate value="2021-02-07">07 February 2021</collectingDate>
; Collecting event: stn. SC042; Shenhaiyongshi msv leg; preserved in 95% ethanol; IDSSE-EEB-SW0142, IDSSE-EEB-SW0143
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Disc circular to sub-pentagonal, covered by dense smooth granules. Radial shields ovoid, naked, and widely separated (Fig.
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). One pointed ventralmost tooth and three slightly smaller, spiniform, finely rugose, pointed lateral oral papillae (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Dorsal arm plates triangular to fan-shaped, contiguous on proximal part of arm, then separated. Five finely serrated, arm spines with blunt tip, and one slightly elongated, blunt tipped tentacle scale (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15F-I</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Figure 15.</emphasis>
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sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW0136)
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dorsal disc
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ventral disc
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center of the disc
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radial shield
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frame dorsal side of the arm base
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dorsal arm (proximal half)
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dorsal arm (distal half)
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ventral side of the arm base
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">J</emphasis>
ventral arm (proximal half)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">K</emphasis>
ventral arm (distal half)
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lateral arm base
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">M</emphasis>
lateral arm (proximal half)
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lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations:
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arm spine,
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adoral shield,
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dorsal arm plate,
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dorsal arm spine,
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granules,
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genital slit,
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jaw,
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lateral arm plate,
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oral shield,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">rs</emphasis>
radial shield,
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tentacle scale,
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ventral arm plate,
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ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (
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); 1 mm (
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); 500
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(
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); 200
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">N</emphasis>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Holotype description.</paragraph>
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Disc diameter 9.5 mm, arm base width 1.65 mm, and arm length 45-50 mm (Fig.
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Disc</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Disc circular to sub-pentagonal, raised above arm base, and covered by overlapping irregular scales, bearing rounded to cylindrical stumps with blunt tip, and smooth granules (Fig.
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). Granules densely covering the surface, except radial shields, and small area in the center of the disc (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15C, D</figureCitation>
). Radial shields, ovoid, small, slightly longer than wide, naked, and widely separated (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15D</figureCitation>
). Distal edge of dorsal arm plate on arm base covered by row of few small granules, but only on two arms (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15F</figureCitation>
). Ventral disc also covered by overlapping scales with granules, but fewer granules near oral shields (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Genital slits large, conspicuous, and extending from oral shield to periphery of disc (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Oral shield triangular, twice as wide as long (madreporite almost as long as wide), distal end with median lobe, proximal edges straight to slightly concave, and lateral angle connected to first lateral arm plate (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Adoral shields 3
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as long as wide, with straight lateral margins, and pair of shields barely connected proximally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Adoral shields connected to first lateral and ventral arm plates (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
). Jaw large, as wide as long, with one pointed ventralmost tooth and three elongated, separated, pointed, finely rugose lateral oral papillae, slightly smaller than ventralmost tooth (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15E</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Arms</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Dorsal arm plates triangular to fan-shaped, twice as wide as long, distal edge slightly convex, contiguous at proximal end of arm, then separated (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15F-H</figureCitation>
). Ventral arm plate on first arm segment small, triangular, pointed distally, and slightly curved inwards proximally (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15I</figureCitation>
). Second to third ventral arm plates slightly pentagonal, wider than long, straight proximal margins, and obtuse or wavy distal edge (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15I</figureCitation>
). Following plates, as wide as long, straight lateral and proximal margins, and straight to wavy distal edge (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15J</figureCitation>
). Ventral arm plates separated along arm, including first plate (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15I-K</figureCitation>
). Lateral arm plates meeting below and above, except on dorsal arm base (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15G-N</figureCitation>
). Five finely serrated arm spines, with blunt tip in proximal to middle regions of arm, then reduced to four at distal half of arm (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15H, K, N</figureCitation>
). Dorsal arm spines one and a half to two arm segments in length (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15F, L, M</figureCitation>
). Ventral arm spines shorter, one or one and a half arm segments in length (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15J, L, M</figureCitation>
). Dorsalmost arm spine longest, next two arm spines slightly shorter, but both similar in length, and last two ventral arm spines shortest, also equal in length (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15L, M</figureCitation>
). Arm spines increasingly finely serrated to thorny, and shorter at distal end of arm (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15K, N</figureCitation>
). One slightly elongated, blunt tipped tentacle scale, nearly as long as ventral arm plate (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15I, J</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Color</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
In ethanol, whole specimen pale brown-white. (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 15" captionStartId="F15" captionText="Figure 15. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., holotype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0136) A dorsal disc B ventral disc C center of the disc D radial shield E oral frame dorsal side of the arm base G dorsal arm (proximal half) H dorsal arm (distal half) I ventral side of the arm base J ventral arm (proximal half) K ventral arm (distal half) L lateral arm base M lateral arm (proximal half) N lateral arm (distal half). Abbreviations: ars arm spine, as adoral shield, dap dorsal arm plate, das dorsal arm spine, gra granules, gs genital slit, j jaw, lap lateral arm plate, os oral shield, rs radial shield, ts tentacle scale, vap ventral arm plate, vas ventral arm spine. Scale bars: 2 mm (A, B); 1 mm (D-F, J, L); 500 µm (C, G-I, K, M); 200 µm (N)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure15" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682276" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">15</figureCitation>
).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ossicle morphology of paratype.</paragraph>
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IDSSE-EEB-SW0137: Arm spine articulations well developed, five in number, and placed at slight angle to distal edge of lateral arm plate. Volute-shaped perforated lobe forms dorsal and distal part of articulation, but turns into two unequal subparallel curved lobes ventralwards; large muscle opening and small nerve opening (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., paratype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0137) A, B lateral arm plate C dorsal arm spine D ventral arm spine E-J vertebrae E-F proximal view G distal view H ventral view I dorsal view J lateral view. Abbreviations: d dorsal, de depression, dist distal, dl dorsal lobe, lac lateral ambulacral canals, mo muscle opening, no nerve opening, pb podial basin, prox proximal, v ventral, vl ventral lobe. Scale bars: 500 µm (A-C, E-J); 300 µm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682277" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">16A</figureCitation>
). Proximal half of inner side of lateral arm plate with depression (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., paratype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0137) A, B lateral arm plate C dorsal arm spine D ventral arm spine E-J vertebrae E-F proximal view G distal view H ventral view I dorsal view J lateral view. Abbreviations: d dorsal, de depression, dist distal, dl dorsal lobe, lac lateral ambulacral canals, mo muscle opening, no nerve opening, pb podial basin, prox proximal, v ventral, vl ventral lobe. Scale bars: 500 µm (A-C, E-J); 300 µm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682277" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">16B</figureCitation>
). Arm spines thorny, finely serrated with blunt apex (Fig.
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 16" captionStartId="F16" captionText="Figure 16. Ophiophthalmus serratus sp. nov., paratype (IDSSE-EEB-SW 0137) A, B lateral arm plate C dorsal arm spine D ventral arm spine E-J vertebrae E-F proximal view G distal view H ventral view I dorsal view J lateral view. Abbreviations: d dorsal, de depression, dist distal, dl dorsal lobe, lac lateral ambulacral canals, mo muscle opening, no nerve opening, pb podial basin, prox proximal, v ventral, vl ventral lobe. Scale bars: 500 µm (A-C, E-J); 300 µm (D)." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1099.76479.figure16" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/682277" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">16C, D</figureCitation>
). Vertebrae with streptospondylous articulation, short, broad podial basin at proximal end (Fig.
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). Dorsal side of vertebrae distally triangular and proximally flattened with shallow longitudinal groove along midline (Fig.
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). Ventral end of vertebrae with broad ambulacral groove with pair of lateral ambulacral canals, oral bridge absent (Fig.
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Figure 16.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., paratype (IDSSE-EEB-SW0137)
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">A, B</emphasis>
lateral arm plate
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">C</emphasis>
dorsal arm spine
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">D</emphasis>
ventral arm spine
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">E-J</emphasis>
vertebrae
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">E-F</emphasis>
proximal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">G</emphasis>
distal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">H</emphasis>
ventral view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">I</emphasis>
dorsal view
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">J</emphasis>
lateral view. Abbreviations:
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">d</emphasis>
dorsal,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">de</emphasis>
depression,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">dist</emphasis>
distal,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">dl</emphasis>
dorsal lobe,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">lac</emphasis>
lateral ambulacral canals,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">mo</emphasis>
muscle opening,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">no</emphasis>
nerve opening,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">pb</emphasis>
podial basin,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">prox</emphasis>
proximal,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">v</emphasis>
ventral,
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">vl</emphasis>
ventral lobe. Scale bars: 500
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">A-C, E-J</emphasis>
); 300
<normalizedToken originalValue="µm">µm</normalizedToken>
(
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">D</emphasis>
).
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="155" type="paratype variations">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Paratype variations.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Here, we examined 29 paratypes, ranging in disc diameter from 4 mm to 17 mm, and found only few notable variations among them. Large specimens had five arm spines at proximal to middle regions of the arm, then reduced to four arm spines at distal end, but small specimens showed five arm spines only at arm base, then reduced to four along the distal half of the arm. However, the finely serrated surface of the arm spine was similar in both small and large specimens. The number of lateral oral papillae differed from three to four, but most specimens had three papillae. Most specimens had dense granular coverage of the disc except larger specimens (16-17 mm). Color ranges from creamy white to dark among specimens from our collection. The above mentioned variations depend mainly on the size of the disc, and specimens with similar disc diameter showed similar morphological characters.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="155" type="distribution">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">1378-1408 m in depth, Haima cold seep, South China Sea.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="155" type="etymology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">
The species name was derived from the Latin word
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">serratus</emphasis>
(saw like, serrate), alluding to the surface of the arm spine.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="155" type="remarks">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Remarks.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="155">
All specimens of
<taxonomicName authorityName="Nethupul &amp; Stöhr &amp; Zhang" authorityYear="2022" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus serratus" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. were collected from a methane cold seep in the South China Sea.
<taxonomicName authorityName="Nethupul &amp; Stöhr &amp; Zhang" authorityYear="2022" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus serratus" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. showed similar morphological characters to three congeners, except
<taxonomicName genus="O." lsidName="O. hylacanthus" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" rank="species" species="hylacanthus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">O. hylacanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lyman" baseAuthorityYear="1879" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus normani" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="normani">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus normani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
resembles
<taxonomicName genus="O." lsidName="O. serratus" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">O. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. in having similar radial shield and arm plate characters, and granule coverage on the disc, but differs in number of arm spines (up to four), peg-like lateral oral papillae, smooth and slender arm spines, spaced granular coverage, arrangement of arm spines at lateral arm plate, and large oval tentacle scales (
<bibRefCitation author="Lyman, T" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" publicationUrl="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674page/27/mode/1up" refId="B31" refString="Lyman, T, 1879. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674page/27/mode/1up" url="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31068674page/27/mode/1up" year="1879">Lyman 1879</bibRefCitation>
; H. L.
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" author="Clark, HL" journalOrPublisher="Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 302" refId="B8" refString="Clark, HL, 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 75: 1 - 302, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" title="North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum." url="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" volume="75" year="1911">Clark 1911</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Koehler, R" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 480" publicationUrl="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77301" refId="B22" refString="Koehler, R, 1922. Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5: 1 - 480, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77301" title="Ophiurans of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters." url="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77301" volume="5" year="1922">Koehler 1922</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Liao, Y" journalOrPublisher="Zoology of China Invertebrates" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 305" refId="B26" refString="Liao, Y, 2004. Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Fauna Sinica. Zoology of China Invertebrates 40: 1 - 305" title="Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Fauna Sinica." volume="40" year="2004">Liao 2004</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="H.L.Clark" baseAuthorityYear="1911" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus cataleimmoidus" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="cataleimmoidus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus cataleimmoidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to
<taxonomicName genus="O." lsidName="O. serratus" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">O. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. by having similar radial shield and arm plate characters, and granular coverage on the disc, but differs in number of arm spines (up to six or seven), smooth arm spines, and shape of the tentacle scales (H. L.
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" author="Clark, HL" journalOrPublisher="Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 302" refId="B8" refString="Clark, HL, 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 75: 1 - 302, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" title="North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum." url="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" volume="75" year="1911">Clark 1911</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation author="Liao, Y" journalOrPublisher="Zoology of China Invertebrates" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 305" refId="B26" refString="Liao, Y, 2004. Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Fauna Sinica. Zoology of China Invertebrates 40: 1 - 305" title="Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea. Fauna Sinica." volume="40" year="2004">Liao 2004</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Koehler" baseAuthorityYear="1904" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus relictus" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="relictus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus relictus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to
<taxonomicName genus="O." lsidName="O. serratus" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">O. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. by having similar radial shield and arm plate characters, and granular coverage on the disc, but differs in pointed to conical granules, six rough, short, and stout arm spines, and pointed tentacle scales (
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11682" author="Koehler, R" journalOrPublisher="Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" refId="B21" refString="Koehler, R, 1904. Ophiures de l'expedition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. Weber, Siboga Expeditie. MEJ Brill, Leiden 45a: 1-176. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11682" title="Ophiures de l'expedition du Siboga. Part 1. Ophiures de mer profonde. Weber, Siboga Expeditie. MEJ Brill, Leiden 45 a: 1 - 176." url="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11682" year="1904">Koehler 1904</bibRefCitation>
; H. L.
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" author="Clark, HL" journalOrPublisher="Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" pagination="1 - 302" refId="B8" refString="Clark, HL, 1911. North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Bulletin 75: 1 - 302, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" title="North Pacific Ophiurans in the collection of the United States National Museum." url="https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.32556" volume="75" year="1911">Clark 1911</bibRefCitation>
).
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="H.L.Clark" baseAuthorityYear="1911" class="Ophiuroidea" family="Ophiacanthidae" genus="Ophiophthalmus" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ophiophthalmus hylacanthus" order="Amphilepidida" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" phylum="Echinodermata" rank="species" species="hylacanthus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">Ophiophthalmus hylacanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar to
<taxonomicName genus="O." lsidName="O. serratus" pageId="0" pageNumber="155" rank="species" species="serratus">
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="155">O. serratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. by having similar radial shield and oral frame characters, but differs significantly by rough spines on the disc, up to eight arm spines, short genital slits, and narrow, pointed tentacle scales (H. L. Clark, 1911).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</subSection>
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