Psolus Oken 1815

Genus Psolus Oken, 1815 Type species. Psolus phantapus (Strussenfelt, 1765) [ Holothuria ] by monotypy. Genus masculine. [ICZN, Opinion 2367, 2015: 237–238]. Remarks. Psolus stands out from other psolids mainly by the absence of tube feet in the dorsal region and by the set of the following characte...

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Main Authors: Martins, Luciana, Tavares, Marcos
Format: Text
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Published: Zenodo 2019
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5933832
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Summary:Genus Psolus Oken, 1815 Type species. Psolus phantapus (Strussenfelt, 1765) [ Holothuria ] by monotypy. Genus masculine. [ICZN, Opinion 2367, 2015: 237–238]. Remarks. Psolus stands out from other psolids mainly by the absence of tube feet in the dorsal region and by the set of the following characters: large imbricating or contiguous dorsal and lateral scales; ventro-lateral scales at margin clearly demarcated from thin sole which lacks conspicuous scales; tube feet absent on dorsum, except sometimes present adjacent to mouth and anus. Ten dendritic tentacles, eight large and two small ventrally (O’Loughlin & Whitfield, 2010). In the southwestern Atlantic and Magellanic region, six species of Psolus are currently recognized (Tommasi, 1971; Mackenzie & Whitfield 2011; Davey & Whitfield, 2013; Martinez, 2016), pending the validity of P. marcusi Tommasi, 1971 (see below): P. vitoriae Tommasi, 1971 (São Paulo, Brazil); P. patagonicus Ekman, 1925 (Mar del Plata to Tierra del Fuego, Argentina; and Cape Horn and Strait of Magellan Chile); P. segregatus Perrier, 1905 (Patagonia, Argentina; Chilean part of the Strait of Magellan; Hikurangi Margin and Chatham Rise, New Zealand); P. antarcticus (Phillipi, 1857) (Strait of Magellan; South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean; Macquarie Island and Ridge, New Zealand); P. lawrencei Martinez & Penchaszadeh, 2017 (Mar del Plata, Argentina) and Psolus murrayi Théel, 1886 (Montevideo, Uruguay). Two new species from off the southeastern Brazilian coast are described below. : Published as part of Martins, Luciana & Tavares, Marcos, 2019, Two new species of Psolus Oken from Brazil (Holothuroidea: Psolidae), with neotype designation and redescription of Psolus vitoriae Tommasi, 1971, and a key to the southwestern Atlantic and Magellanic species, pp. 531-546 in Zootaxa 4563 (3) on page 532, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4563.3.7, http://zenodo.org/record/2601456 : {"references": ["Oken, L. (1815) Lehrbuch Der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil, Zoologie. Erste Abteilung, Fleischlose Thiere. A. Schmid, Jena, 841 pp.", "Strussenfelt, A. M. (1765) Beskrifning paper Sjo-krak, Haf-Spoke kaladt. Kon svenska Vetensk Akad. Handl, 26, 256 - 266.", "O'Loughlin, P. M. & Whitfield, E. (2010) New species of Psolus Oken from Antarctica (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae). Zootaxa, 2528, 61 - 68.", "Tommasi, L. R. (1971) Equinodermes do Brasil I. Sobre algumas especies novas e outras pouco conhecidas, para o Brasil. Boletim do Instituto Oceanografico, 20, 1 - 22. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / s 0373 - 55241971000100001", "Mackenzie, M. & Whitfield, E. (2011) An overview of the Australian Psolid sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae) with the description of 5 new species. Zootaxa, 3037, 21 - 36.", "Davey, N. & Whitfield, E. (2013) The Psolidae of New Zealand and some additions to the Macquarie ridge fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 70, 51 - 67. https: // doi. org / 10.24199 / j. mmv. 2013.70.05", "Martinez, M. I. (2016) The sea cucumber Psolus patagonicus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the southwestern Atlantic: Redescription of the holotype and a new synonym. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, 18, 237 - 241. https: // doi. org / 10.22179 / revmacn. 18.474", "Ekman, S. (1925) Holothurien. Further zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901 - 1903, 1 (6), 1 - 194.", "Perrier, R. (1905) Holothuries antarctiques du Museum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Annales de Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, 9, 104 - 146.", "Martinez, M. I. & Penchaszadeh, E. P. (2017) A new species of brooding Psolidae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from deepsea off Argentina, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 146, 13 - 17. https: // doi. org / 10.1016 / j. dsr 2.2017.05.007", "Theel, H. (1886) Report on the Holothurioidea dredged by H. M. S. ' Challenger' during the years 1873 - 76. Challenger Zoological Report, 39, 1 - 299."]}