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Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni Theel 1879

Description

Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni Théel, 1879

Remarks. O’Loughlin et al. (1994) recognized morphological variations from the type specimens of Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni Théel, 1879 (southern Indo-Pacific, abyssal) in specimens from Prydz Bay (bathyal). Molecular phylogenetic data (Gustav Paulay, pers. comm.) for specimens of the morpho-species L. wyvillethomsoni from the Ross Sea indicate possible allopatric cryptic Antarctic species (shallow and deep bathyal). Whether these forms are conspecific with Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni remains to be determined.

Notes

Published as part of O'Loughlin, Mark, 2009, BANZARE holothuroids (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), pp. 1-18 in Zootaxa 2196 on page 16, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189493

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Laetmogonidae
Genus
Laetmogone
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Elasipodida
Phylum
Echinodermata
Scientific name authorship
Theel
Species
wyvillethomsoni
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni Theel, 1879 sec. O'Loughlin, 2009

References

  • Theel, H. (1879) Preliminary report on the Holothuridae of the exploring voyage of H. M. S. Challenger. 1. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, 5 (19), 1 - 20, pls 1 - 2.
  • O'Loughlin, P. M., Bardsley, T. M. & O'Hara, T. D. (1994) A preliminary analysis of diversity and distribution of Holothurioidea from Prydz Bay and the MacRobertson Shelf, eastern Antarctica. In: David, B., Guille, A., Feral, J- P. & Roux, M. (Eds.), Echinoderms through Time. Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference, Dijon, France, 6 - 10 September, 1993. Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 549 - 555, 1 fig., 2 tables.