Four new species and a new genus of Antarctic sea cucumbers with taxonomic reviews of Cladodactyla, Pseudocnus, Paracucumidae and Parathyonidium (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida)
Discipline
Biological sciences
Subject
Biological collection and data management
Audience
Scientific
Date
2016Metadata
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Four new species of Antarctic sea cucumbers are described, three with author O Loughlin: Crucella susannae,  Euthyonidiella huwi, Laevocnus katrinae; and Laevocnus leachmani with authors Davey and O Loughlin. Pseudocnus  Panning is reviewed, and Antarctic species separated into new genus Laevocnus O Loughlin. We raise the three subspecies  of Pseudocnus dubiosus, viz. dubiosus (Semper), koellikeri (Semper) and leoninus (Semper), to species status. We  refer Cucumaria croceoida Vaney to the synonymy of Cladodactyla crocea (Lesson). We synonymize Dendrelasia  O Loughlin with Cladodactyla Brandt, and re-describe the reassigned Cladodactyla sicinski (O Loughlin). This species  broods in a dorsal marsupium. The diagnoses of genus Parathyonidium Heding and species Parathyonidum incertum  Heding are reviewed. The type specimens for Parathyonidium incertum are listed. Parathyonidium incertum Heding is the  only known Antarctic holothuroid that is a coelomic brooder. The Paracucumidae Pawson and Fell is reviewed.  Phylogenetic trees are given for species in the genera Cladodactyla, Heterocucumis, Staurocucumis, Laevocnus, Crucella  and Paracucumis. Tables are provided for the species of Cladodactyla and Pseudocnus. Keys are included for the species  of genus Laevocnus and family Paracucumidae.
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O'Loughlin, P.M.; Mackenzie, M.; Paulay, G.; Vandenspiegel, D. (2016). Four new species and a new genus of Antarctic sea cucumbers with taxonomic reviews of Cladodactyla, Pseudocnus, Paracucumidae and Parathyonidium (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida). , Memoirs of Museum Victoria, Vol. 72, 31-61, ISSN: ISSN 1447-2546 (Print) 1447-2554 (On-line),Identifiers
issn: ISSN 1447-2546 (Print) 1447-2554 (On-line)
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Article
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Yes
Language
eng
