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Figure 20. — Nepanthia crassa (Gray) : Abactinal plates near base of ray, X 20. C, cari- 

 nals; S, secondary plates; tertiaries not lettered. Black areas are papular pores. 

 Hatching indicates border of plate overlapped by adjacent plate. When hatching is 

 on both sides of boundary line there is no overlapping. 



Figure 21. — Nepanthia crassa, X 20: Six lateral plates of the third and fourth series above 

 superomarginals near base of ray, to show pedicellariae (right). Four plates are 

 denuded to show their shape and the pedicellaria pits (P, P). PA, papular pore. 



