Epitomapta roseola Verrill 1874
Description
Epitomapta roseola (Verrill, 1874)
Figure 36
Leptosynapta roseola Verrill, 1874: 716.
Epitomapta roseola.— Clark, 1908: 93, pl. 5, figs.16,17,19,21; Hendler et al. 1995: 303, figs. 172, 188E–J.
Material examined. USNM E19357, off S.C., 32°57'N, 79°17'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2A, Feb. 12, 1977, 12m, 3. USNM E19360, off S.C., 32°54'N, 79°12'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2B, Nov. 19, 1977, 16m. USNM E19361, off S.C., 32°54'N, 79°12'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2B, May 14, 1977, 16m, 2. USNM E19362, off S.C., 32°54'N, 79°12'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2B, May 13, 1977, 16m. USNM E19398, off S.C., 32°40'N, 78°47'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2E, Aug. 18, 1977, 37m. USNM E19469, off Georgia, 31°45'N, 80°28’W, R/V Pierce, Sta 4C, Aug.25, 1977, 16m, 3. USNM E19634, off Florida, 30°23'N, 81°15'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 6B, Aug. 31, 1977, 15m, 2. DML 2087, 34 º36'N, 76º28.7'W, June 24, 1965, 10 m.
Diagnosis. This tiny, worm-shaped form can reach a length of 10cm, but most specimens are smaller. Color in life pinkish. The mouth is surrounded by 12 digitate tentacles, each with 7 fingerlike projections. The body ossicles are anchors (140–170 μm), anchor plates (averaging 118 μm), and C- or O-shaped miliary granules. Anchors from the anterior portion of the body have smooth flukes; those near the posterior end are longer and have serrate flukes.
Distribution. MA to E and W FL, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda.
Habitat. Beneath rocks in fine gravel and coarse sand. 0– 10m.
Remarks. The presence of tiny C- or O-shaped miliary granules distinguishes this species from other synaptids.
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Published as part of Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J. & King, Rachael A., 2010, A taxonomic guide to the Echinodermata of the South Atlantic Bight, USA: 1. Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 2449 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195134Files
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- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.195170 (DOI)
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Biodiversity
- Family
- Synaptidae
- Genus
- Epitomapta
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Apodida
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Scientific name authorship
- Verrill
- Species
- roseola
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Epitomapta roseola Verrill, 1874 sec. Pawson, Pawson & King, 2010
References
- Verrill, A. E. (1874) Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Report of the Commissioner. 1 (1871 - 2): 295 - 778.
- Clark, H. L. (1908) The apodous holothurians; a monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae, including a report on the representatives of these families in the collections of the United States National Museum. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, 35, 1 - 231.
- Hendler, G., J. E. Miller, D. L. Pawson & P. M. Kier (1995) Sea Stars, Sea Urchins and Allies. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. xi + 390 pages.