Figure 12: Lateral arm plates of four species of <i>Ophioplinthaca</i> from the proximal to distal segments of the arm, all shown with ventral edges upwards (in order to compare with existing research, refer to the layout format of Numberger-Thuy &amp; Thuy (2020).
<dl><dd>(A–C) <i>Ophioplinthaca grandisquama</i> n. sp., (A) Proximal arm segments, (B) Middle arm segments, (C), distal arm segments; (D–F) <i>Ophioplinthaca semele</i>, (D) proximal arm segments, (E) middle arm segments, (F), distal arm segments; (G–I) <i>Ophioplinthaca</i> sp., (G) proximal arm segments, (H) middle arm segments, (I), distal arm segments; (J–L) <i>Ophioplinthaca defensor</i>, (J) proximal arm segments, (K) middle arm segments, (L), distal arm segments. The vertebral articular structures marked in red, like an undivided digit 1 with a broad, nose-shaped beak. Abbreviations: be, beak; rrs, right root serif.</dd></dl>
Chen W, Na J, Zhang D. 2021. Description of three species of ophioplinthacids, including a new species, from a deep seamount in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. <i>PeerJ</i> 9:e11566
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