Figure 4 in Morphological and molecular characterization of the problematic whip black coral genus Stichopathes (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from Indonesia (North Sulawesi, Celebes Sea)

Figure 4. SEM photographs showing the variability of the spines in clade A (A–H), clade B (I–P), and clade C (Q–X) (central portions shown). A, E, straight portions of the stem. B, F, curved portions of the stem. C, G, polypar spines. D, H, abpolypar spines. I–J, M–N, curved portions of the stem. K, O, polypar spines. L, M, abpolypar spines. Q–R, U–V, curved portions of the stem. S, W, polypar spines. T, X, abpolypar spines. Scale bar: A, C, E, F, I, J, M, N, Q, R, U, and V, 250 Mm; K, L, O, P, S, T, W, and X, 100 Mm; C, D, G, and H, 50 Mm.