Fig 4. Examples of internal morphology of postlarvae and paedomorphic adults, oral plates and dental plates.
<dl><dd>SEM images. (A-H) Oral plates, (A) postlarvae of <i>Ophiura sarsii</i> at dd 560 μm, (B) same at dd 860 μm, (C) <i>Amphipholis squamata</i> at dd 640 μm, (D) <i>Ophiomusium lymani</i> at dd 2.4 mm, and (E) <i>Perlophiura profundissima</i> at dd 960 μm, (F) adults of <i>P. profundissima</i>, (G) <i>Ophiozonella stellamaris</i>, and (H) <i>Ophiotypa simplex</i>. Dental plate external (convex) or internal (concave) aspect of (I, J) <i>O. sarsii</i> at dd 560 μm, (K) <i>A. squamata</i> at dd 640 μm, (L, M) <i>O. lymani</i> at dd 2.4 mm, (N) adults of <i>P. profundissima</i>, (O) <i>O. stellamaris</i>, (P) <i>O. tumidus</i>, (Q) <i>O. simplex</i>, and (R) <i>Ophiozonella</i> sp. 7. dd, disc diameter. Scale bars in mm.</dd></dl>
Stöhr S, Martynov A (2016) Paedomorphosis as an Evolutionary Driving Force: Insights from Deep-Sea Brittle Stars. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 11(11): e0164562. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164562">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164562</a>
CC BY 4.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164562">https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0164562</a>