Fig 5. Examples of internal morphology of postlarvae and paedomorphic adults, arm vertebrae.
<dl><dd>SEM images. Postlarvae of (A) <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>, (H) <i>Ophiotypa simplex</i>, (I) <i>Ophiomastus tumidus</i>, (J) <i>Ophiozonella</i> sp. 7, (K) <i>Ophiomastus bulufonica</i>, and (L) <i>Ophiopyrgus saccharatus</i>. Scale bars in mm.</dd></dl>
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