Freyella recta Koehler 1907

Freyella recta Koehler, 1907

Freyella recta Koehler, 1907a:3; 1909:127–129, pl. 21: fig. 7, pl. 22: fig. 4, pl. 23: figs. 3–5.—Korovchinsky and Galkin, 1984:1214 [key].

MERISTICS.—Arms = 8, R = 150+ mm, r = 9 mm, R/r = 17/1, length of gonadal region = 35 mm, length of longest arm spine = 3 mm.

DIAGNOSIS.—[80.c] Madreporite very small, raised; [100.a] madreporite channeled; [110.a] abactinal disc plates metapaxillar, irregularly polygonal; [120.a] abactinal disc plates small, embedded in membrane; [130.a] abactinal disc plates bearing 1–3 short, blunt, rough spinelets; [170] number of arms 8; [205.a] gonadal region of arms 35 mm long, moderately inflated; [210.c,f] abactinal arm plates irregularly polygonal, metapaxillar, larger than those of disc on proximal part of arm, bare membrane beyond gonadal region; [220.b] abactinal arm plates tessellate, forming irregular mosaic; [240.a] abactinal arm plates bearing 4 or 5 short, fine, conical spinelets; [280.a] marginal plates small; [290.b] marginals more or less oval; [310.a] marginals bearing one short acicular spine; [320.a] adambulacral plates higher than long; [330.a] adambulacral plates cylindrical; [340.b] furrow margin slightly indented; [350] number of furrow spines 1; [360.a,b] furrow spines acute or clavate; [380] number of subambulacral spines 1; [390.a,b] subambulacral spines large, first 6 or 7 capitate, rest aciculate; [470.b] tubefeet rather heavy; [480.a] mouth plates rather small; [500] number of preoral spines per mouth plate 2, one tiny, delicate, the other large, stout; [510.a] preoral spines short, sharp, straight; [520.a] preoral spines adoral; [540.a] lateral oral spines acute; [550.a] lateral oral spines proximal; [570.a] suboral spines large, acicular; [580.b] suboral spines below center of mouth plate; [620.a,b,d] pedicellariae in patches on distal membranous area of arms, all spine with membranous sheath covered with pedicellariae (tips of spines exposed).

COLOR.—Unknown.

TYPE.—Musee Oceanographique de Monaco (holotype); Princesse Alice Sta 2111, mid-Atlantic ridge, between Azores and Virgin Islands, 31°45′N, 42°42′W, 3465 m.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—None.

DISTRIBUTION.—Known only from type-locality.