Sea cucumbers (Echinodemata, Holothuroidea) from the JR275 expedition to the Eastern Weddell Sea, Antarctica - Data ...

37 holothuroid species including 6 potentially new are reported from the Eastern Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Information regarding sea cucumbers in this dataset is based on Agassiz Trawl (AGT) samples collected during the British Antarctic Survey cruise JR275 on the RRS James Clark Ross in the austra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mackenzie, Melanie, P. Mark O’Loughlin, Griffiths, Huw, Van De Putte, Anton P.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: SCAR - AntOBIS 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/64c2ha
https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fcc25f03-8437-4ea3-859e-67866de5cb80
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Summary:37 holothuroid species including 6 potentially new are reported from the Eastern Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Information regarding sea cucumbers in this dataset is based on Agassiz Trawl (AGT) samples collected during the British Antarctic Survey cruise JR275 on the RRS James Clark Ross in the austral summer of 2012. Species presence by site and an appendix of holothuroid identifications are included. Species occurrence in the Weddell Sea as reported by O’Loughlin et al. 2010 is updated to include new holothuroids from this expedition. ...