. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . 1,5 mm %* W* I .ma -a*.. Figure 2 Solaster dianei nov. sp. (holotype). A. Abactinal paxillae of the disk central part. B. Profile view showing the abactinolateral (ap), superomarginal (sp) and inferomarginal (ip) paxillae. innermost one extending half the arm length. Each actinolateral with a paxillar-like groupof 4 to 8 spinelets up to mm in length. Adambulacral plates with 4 furrow spines webbed at their base, and 1 or 2 (mostproximal plates) transverse combs of 6 to 7 subambulacral spines (c. in length).
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum . 1,5 mm %* W* I .ma -a*.. Figure 2 Solaster dianei nov. sp. (holotype). A. Abactinal paxillae of the disk central part. B. Profile view showing the abactinolateral (ap), superomarginal (sp) and inferomarginal (ip) paxillae. innermost one extending half the arm length. Each actinolateral with a paxillar-like groupof 4 to 8 spinelets up to mm in length. Adambulacral plates with 4 furrow spines webbed at their base, and 1 or 2 (mostproximal plates) transverse combs of 6 to 7 subambulacral spines (c. in length). Oralplates with 10 somewhat elongated furrow spines (maximal length: mm), the surfaceof the plates being covered by up to 15 irregularly arranged shorter suboral spines. Note on the paratype R = 56 mm; r = 18 mm; R = r. There are only slight differences between the twospecimens, probably a result of size, viz. the paratype has 12 oral furrow spinelets (10 inthe holotype) and up to 9 spinelets per subambulacral series (no more than 7 in theholotype). Discussion The species clearly belongs to
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