Dorsal vew: Arms are approximately 3.5 cm in length.
| Abundance: uncommon | Distribution: inner/mid-shelf (20m) |
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Dorsal
vew: Arms are approximately 3.5 cm in length.
Ventral
(left) and dorsal views: Note the brown coloration on the dorsal side, with
dark patches.
Arms
are fringed with paired sets of white spines, each with an
orange-brown
band at its base. The marginal plates along the arm
have
small, erect spines
on the dorsal side.
Ventral
view with tube feet extended. Tube feet in this species
are
pointed, without suckers, and are arranged in two rows
within the ambulacral groove.
Arms
are flexible; here shown with extended, pointed tube feet.
Two
specimens from the Charleston Transect, each with ~2 cm arms.