Three New Shallow Species of Taeniogyrus and Rowedota (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Apodida: Chiridotidae: Taeniogyrinae) from Southern Japan Author Yamana, Yusuke Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Funo 370 - 1, Kainan, Wakayama 642 - 0001, Japan E-mail: yamanamako @ gmail. com & Corresponding author yamanamako@gmail.com Author Tanaka, Hayato Research Center for Marine Education, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7 - 3 - 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113 - 0033, Japan Author Nakachi, Shu Kuroshio Biological Research Foundation, 560 Nishidomari, Otsuki, Kochi 788 - 0333, Japan text Species Diversity 2017 2017-05-25 22 1 53 68 http://dx.doi.org/10.12782/sd.22_53 journal article 7118 10.12782/sd.22_53 92b7b550-4d8a-41e5-a00a-788a742e31c0 2189-7301 4585067 83A1A483-8D0E-4B0B-8C2B-0AF8B6D32A96

Table 2.1. Counts and measurements (mean±sd) of ossicles from dorsal parts of body integument for five specimens each of the new species of Taeniogyrus and Rowedota.

				Anterior									Posterior
a WMNH-INV: Invertebrate Collection of the Wakayama Prefectural Museum of Natural History, BIK-EC: Echinodermata Collection of the Biological Institute of Kuroshio. b Only wheels with six spokes were measured. c Values were measured across opposite vertices of a hexagon (see Figs 6A, 7A, 8A). d Values were counted for individual radians of a hexagon. e Values are reported as the percentage of spoke breadth (see Figs 6A, 7A, 8A) in a diameter.
Registration No.a	Thick rod		Sigmoid-hook			Wheelb			Thick rod		Sigmoid-hook			Wheelb
	(n)	Length (µm)	(n)	Length (µm)	(n)	Diameter (µm)c	Number of teethd	Breadth of spoke (%)e	(n)	Length (µm)	(n)	Length (µm)	(n)	Diameter (µm)c	Numberof teethd	Breadth of spoke (%)e
T. mijim sp.nov.
WMNH-2015-INV-1402	(0)	—	(3)	76.0±2.6	(7)	64.6±5.9	10.4±2.3	25.0±1.5				Not measured
(Range)		—		(73–78)		(57–70)	(8–14)	(22–26)
WMNH-2015-INV-1456	(0)	—	(5)	81.6±1.5	(8)	64.9±6.0	11.0±1.3	24.0±1.9	(0)	—	(10)	70.1±3.7	(6)	69.5±5.1	12.0±1.3	22.1±1.2
(Range)		—		(80–84)		(54–72)	(10–14)	(21–26)		—		(63–75)		(63–78)	(10–14)	(21–24)
WMNH-2015-INV-1457	(0)	—	(6)	74.5±4.4	(9)	71.4±4.7	10.8±2.1	22.4±2.3				Not measured
(Range) BIK-EC-T0200	(0)	— —	(5)	(69–82) 74.6±3.2	(8)	(65–81) 63.6±7.1	(7–13) 12.6±2.3	(18–26) 25.3±1.3	(0)	—	(6)	63.8±3.7	(4)	55.0±3.5	10.3±1.0	25.4±1.6
(Range) BIK-EC-T0201	(0)	— —	(5)	(70–79) 74.2±3.4	(10)	(52–74) 62.7±4.6	(9–16) 11.5±1.6	(23–27) 24.7±2.2	(0)	— —	(4)	(60–70) 68.3±2.1	(10)	(50–58) 65.1±6.5	(9–11) 11.7±1.9	(24–27) 25.8±1.4
(Range)		—		(69–78)		(56–70)	(10–14)	(21–29)		—		(66–70)		(55–74)	(8–15)	(24–28)
R. chippiru sp.nov.
WMNH-2015-INV-1476	(7)	72.7±4.6	(8)	101.1±7.3	(10)	79.4±17.2	11.6±2.2	12.7±2.2				Not measured
(Range)		(65–79)		(91–110)		(47–101)	(7–14)	(11–18)
WMNH-2015-INV-1477	(2)	70.5	(5)	75.4±3.6	(10)	67.5±10.0	9.7±1.6	12.1±1.7	(0)	—	(6)	66.2±7.0	(8)	53.6±6.4	10.1±2.4	16.5±2.9
(Range)		(70–71)		(71–80)		(96–109)	(8–13)	(11–16)		—		(57–78)		(45–66)	(7–15)	(11–20)
WMNH-2015-INV-1478	(3)	68.0±5.3	(9)	86.3±6.9	(8)	61.3±15.0	9.6±1.8	10.7±0.4				Not measured
(Range) WMNH-2015-INV-1479	(10)	(66–74) 71.2±3.0	(6)	(71–93) 96.0±9.9	(8)	(44–84) 73.0±12.9	(7–12) 11.4±1.1	(10–11) 15.2±2.9	(2)	52.0	(7)	72.1±5.0	(8)	59.8±10.2	9.3±1.5	17.2±2.0
(Range) WMNH-2015-INV-1480	(6)	(67–76) 69.8±4.9	(3)	(78–105) 83.7±8.7	(8)	(51–90) 67.4±8.5	(10–13) 10.4±0.9	(11–19) 16.3±2.0	(2)	(51–53) 55.0	(7)	(65–79) 77.1±5.2	(6)	(46–75) 66.0±13.6	(7–11) 11.0±1.8	(15–20) 18.5±1.5
(Range)		(64–77)		(74–91)		(58–81)	(9–12)	(14–19)		(53–57)		(71–81)		(52–86)	(8–13)	(16–21)
R. motoshimaensis sp. nov.
WMNH-2015-INV-710	(0)	—	(12)	78.3±5.7	(10)	88.3±10.8	13.4±1.8	16.3±1.7	(0)	—	(14)	73.5±6.1	(10)	83.7±7.0	12.1±2.5	18.0±1.9
(Range) WMNH-2015-INV-711	(0)	— —	(9)	(71–91) 95.2±5.4	(10)	(74–106) 102.5±4.7	(12–17) 18.8±1.7	(14–19) 18.0±1.3	(0)	— —	(13)	(61–82) 84.8±5.7	(9)	(72–95) 85.1±19.0	(8–16) 14.9±2.7	(14–21) 19.7±1.4
(Range) WMNH-2015-INV-715	(0)	— —	(9)	(88–103) 90.3±7.2	(9)	(96–109) 84.2±14.9	(16–21) 14.1±1.7	(17–20) 16.9±1.4	(0)	— —	(9)	(75–93) 82.1±7.1	(8)	(56–107) 81.4±16.3	(11–20) 13.9±2.2	(17–21) 19.5±2.1
(Range)		—		(81–104)		(61–103)	(12–17)	(15–18)		—		(72–91)		(62–105)	(11–17)	(16–22)
WMNH-2015-INV-1400	(0)	—	(3)	85.0±13.2	(13)	97.0±16.4	15.7±2.3	17.5±1.5				Not measured
(Range)		—		(70–95)		(72–133)	(11–20)	(15–21)
WMNH-2015-INV-1767	(0)	—	(14)	83.6±3.2	(9)	94.0±6.6	15.4±1.7	16.0±1.0				Not measured
(Range)		—		(79–90)		(83–104)	(13–18)	(15–18)