Psolidium whittakeri O'Loughlin & Ahearn 2008, sp. nov. ...

• Main Authors: O'Loughlin, P. Mark, Ahearn, Cynthia
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Dendrochirotida; Psolidae; Psolidium; Psolidium whittakeri; Antarc*; Antarctic; Icefish; Scotia Sea
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10666009; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10666009

Psolidium whittakeri sp. nov. Figures 3b-d; 8d-f Psolidium incertum.— Ludwig and Heding, 1935: 162–64, text figs 28–29 (non Psolidium incertum (Théel, 1886) = P. poriferum (Studer, 1876) (above). Material examined. Holotype: Scotia Sea, South Sandwich Is, Saunders I., 57°39’24"S 26°26’42"W, 415–613 m, R/ V Islas Orcadas, USARP cr 575 stn 52, 26 May 1975, USNM 1112365. Paratypes: type locality and date, USNM E40795 (39 specimens); NMV F157431 (6). Other material: South Sandwich Is, 146–527 m, USNM E40817 (1); 355-468 m, E40818 (1); 302–375 m, E40819 (2); 360–486 m, E40827 (2); 452–759 m, E40828 (1). Bouvet I., Icefish 2004 stn 59, 408–656 m, NMV F104857 (3); stn 71, 193–207 m, F104867 (1); stn 73, 316 m, F104896 (1); stn 76, 650–646 m, F104837 (7) South Shetland Is., Elephant I., 326–382 m, AMLR-03 stn 38, NMV F104849 (1); Deception I., 460–484 m, AMLR-03 stn 88, F104834 (3); F104835 (1). Diagnosis. Psolidium species up to 42 mm long; body form elongate, narrow, high; dorsal and lateral scales conspicuous, ... : Published as part of O'Loughlin, P. Mark & Ahearn, Cynthia, 2008, Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic species of Psolidium Ludwig (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae), pp. 23-42 in Memoirs of Museum Victoria 65 on pages 38-39, DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2008.65.2, http://zenodo.org/record/10665899 ...