FIGURE 9 in Annotated species list of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, with new records

FIGURE 9. Live photos of Ophiothela venusta [SMNH-178937], Persian Gulf, Iran, Bustaneh. A, dorsal view, dark red star pattern on disc center, grey radii and arms, dark red arm spines, bright red bands with dark borders on distal arms, B, same as A, ventral view, mostly dark red on disc and arms, C, dark red patch on dorsal disc center, pink-orange granules on disc and arms, bright red bands on middle and distal arms, D, white star-like pattern with dark brown borders on dorsal disc center, bright red arms, dark spines, faint darker bands on distal arms (small inset photo shows same in ethanol, all red has faded to light brownbeige), E, uniformly dark red individual, F, dark and light purple pattern on disc with some cream and arms banded along full length, G, Dark red dorsal disc with thin white line and white patches, arm bases light pink on top, dark red laterally, H, same as G, in alcohol, colors have faded to purple, higher granules on disc center and in interradii, I, arm base and disc edge, showing clusters of high granules, J, same animal as in Fig. 7F, in ethanol, showing variable granule size and color change.