Table 1 Measurements from light microscopy of Echinoderes lapitaorum sp. nov. (in μm) from New Caledonia. Abbreviations: (ac): acicular spine; LA: lateral accessory; LTS: lateral terminal spine; LV: lateroventral, MD, middorsal; n/a: character not applicable in sex/stage; S: segment lengths; (si): sieve plate; SL: sublateral; TL: trunk length; (tu): tube; – data missing.
Character Holotype Paratype Paratype Paratype
MNHN-655Ma NHMD- MNHN-655Ma MNHN-655Ma
(Ƌ) 1175697(Ƌ) (J2) (J3)
TL 352 321 211 183
S1 34 30 22 23
S2 36 32 20 21
S3 42 39 22 24
S4 49 45 25 21
S5 52 53 27 22
S6 62 59 31 25
S7 66 67 32 26
S8 71 68 30 27
S9 68 68 24 26
S10 37 39 35 35
S11 31 30 n/a n/a
LV5 (tu) 17 – 22 –
LA8 (tu) – – 26 –
MD (ac) n/a n/a 102 n/a
SL9 (si) 31 29 n/a n/a
SL10 (ac) n/a n/a 26 17
LA10 (ac) n/a n/a 20 19
LTS 164 138 127 127
LTS/TL 46% 43% 60% 69%