Image of Basket Stars

Description:

Figure 6. A–K Squamophis albozosteres sp. n., paratype(MV F162658). SEM photographs of internal ossicles. A, B polygonal plate-shaped epidermal ossicles at the aboral periphery of the disc, external (A) and lateral (B) views C, D domed plate-shaped epidermal ossicles at the periphery of the disc, external (C) and lateral (D) views E, F domed plate-shaped epidermal ossicles on the aboral middle portion of the arm, external (E) and lateral (F) views G, H granule-shaped epidermal ossicles on the oral middle portion of the arm, external (G) and lateral (H) views I–K arm spines from basal (I), middle (J) and distal (K) portion of the arm. Arrows indicate the orientation (B, D, F, H): ext - external side; int - internal side.