Aslia pygmaea

• Main Authors: Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J., King, Rachael A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2010
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Dendrochirotida; Cucumariidae; Aslia; Aslia pygmaea; St. Helena; Lookout; Buttons; Cape Lookout; Edisto; Little River; Pawson; DML
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208466; https://zenodo.org/record/6208466

Aslia pygmaea (Théel, 1886 a) Figure 6 c, 9 Colochirus pygmaea Théel, 1886 a: 83, pl. 4 fig. 9. Pentacta pygmaea .— Deichmann, 1930: 180, pl. 21 figs. 10–16. Ocnus pygmaeus .— Miller & Pawson, 1984: 17, figs. 10, 11. Material examined. USNM E02639, S.C., Winyan Bay, 33 ° 49 ’ 45 ”N, 78 °04’00”W, R/V Fish Hawk, Sta 8275, July 12, 1915, 7 fm. USNM E02643, N.C., off Fishing Buoy, 34 ° 20 ’ 15 ”N, 76 ° 49 ’00”W, R/V Fish Hawk, Sta 8283, July 14, 1915, 16 fm. USNM E 17189, S.C., 7 miles off Little River, August 1949, 1.4m, 2. USNM E 19492, Georgia, 31 ° 40 'N, 80 ° 16 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 4 D, February 24, 1977, 26m. USNM E 19715, Florida, 29 ° 31 'N, 80 ° 40 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 7 C, Nov. 27, 1977, 18m. USNM E 19716, Florida, 29 ° 31 'N, 80 ° 40 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 4 D, February 24, 1977, 26m. SNM E 21577, Florida., 28 °05’ 30 ”N, 80 ° 11 ’ 30 ”W R/ V Silver Bay, Sta 1952, April 20, 1960, 29.3–30.2m, 9. USNM E 22625, Florida, off E coast, 29 ° 16 ’ 30 ”N, 80 ° 58 ’00”W, R/V Pelican, Sta 174 - 3, Jan. 20, 1940, 18m. USNM E 22448, Florida, off NE coast, 30 ° 24 'N, 80 ° 26 'W, R/V Combat, Sta 200, Jan. 10, 1957, 38– 40m. USNM E 22551, N.C., 45 miles SSW of Cape, 34 °03’ 30 ”N, 76 ° 44 ’00”W, R/V Pelican, Sta 185 - 2, Feb. 16, 1940, 37m. USNM E 22548, N.C., 33 ° 40 'N, 78 ° 13 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Pelican, Sta 183 - 11, Feb. 13, 1940, 16m. USNM E 22551, N.C., 45 miles SSW of Cape Lookout, 34 °03.5'N, 76 °44.0'W, R/V Pelican, Sta 185 - 2, February 16, 1940, 20 fm. USNM E 22553, N.C., 34 °07’00”N, 77 °01’00”W, R/V Pelican, Sta 192 - 12, March 7, 1940, 27m, 2. USNM E 22555, S.C., 33 ° 33 ’00”N, 77 ° 42 ’00”W, R/V Pelican, Sta 184 - 7, Feb. 15, 1940, 16m. USNM E 2639, S.C., Winyan Bay, 33 ° 49 ’ 45 ”N, 78 °04’00”W, R/V Fish Hawk, Sta 8275, July 12, 1915, 13m. USNM E 27787, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 30 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m. SNM E 27788, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 30 ”N, 80 ° 52 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m, 2. USNM E 27789, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 18m. USNM E 27790, off S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 54 ”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 36 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS01, August 7, 1980, 17m. USNM E 27791, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 42 ”N, 80 ° 52 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m. USNM E 27792, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’06”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 18m. USNM E 27793, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m. USNM E 27794, off S.C., 32 ° 30 ’00”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS01, August 7, 1980, 17m. USNM E 27795, off S.C., 31 ° 23 ’ 48 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m, 6. USNM E 27796, off Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 42 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m, 5. USNM E 28181, off Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 42 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m. USNM E 28182, off S.C., 32 ° 30 ’00”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS01, Jan. 17, 1980, 18m. USNM E 28184, off Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, Jan. 29, 1980, 18m, 2. USNM E 28185, off Georgia, 31 ° 24 ’06”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, Jan. 29, 1980, 18m. USNM E 28186, off Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 52 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, August 9, 1980, 17m. USNM E 28210, off Georgia., 31 ° 24 ’00”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, Jan. 29, 1980, 16m, 3. USNM E 28307, off Georgia., 31 ° 24 ’00”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 24 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS02, Jan. 29, 1980, 18m. USNM E 28308, off Georgia., 30 ° 26 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 12 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS03, March 11, 1980, 61m. USNM E 28315, off Georgia., 30 ° 26 ’ 5 ”'N, 80 ° 12 ’ 06”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta IS03, March 10, 1980, 60m. USNM E 29355, off S.C., 32 ° 49 ’ 24 ”N, 78 ° 39 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta MS06, July 27, 1981, 34m. USNM E 29358, off S.C., 31 ° 31 ’ 54 ”N, 79 ° 44 ’ 24 ”W, R/V Oregon, Sta OS01, August 5, 1981, 58m. USNM E 29361, off S.C., 32 ° 49 ’ 30 ”N, 78 ° 39 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta MS06, March 15, 1981, 34m, 2. USNM E 29374, off S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 3 ”'N, 79 ° 42 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta IS01, July 26, 1981, 18m. USNM E 29388, off Georgia, 31 ° 41 ’ 0”'N, 80 ° 20 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta MS02, March 10, 1981, 28m. USNM E 29389, off S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 36 ”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta IS01, May 23, 1981, 17m. USNM E 29406, off S.C., 32 ° 29 ’00”N, 78 ° 50 ’00”W, R/V Oregon, Sta OS06, August 6, 1981, 52m. USNM E 29407, off S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 36 ”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta IS01, May 23, 1981, 17m. USNM E 29410, off Georgia, 31 ° 41 ’00”N, 80 ° 20 ’ 36 ”W, R/V Oregon, Sta MS02, April 29, 1981, 52m. USNM E 29437, off S.C., 32 ° 49 ’ 30 ”N, 78 ° 39 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Bagby, Sta MS06, March 15, 1981, 34m. USNM E 29438, off N.C., 34 ° 23 ’ 18 ”N, 76 ° 33 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta IS05, Nov. 10, 1981, 18m. USNM E 29439, off N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 54 ”N, 77 ° 25 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta MS04, Nov. 30, 1981, 29m, 3. USNM E 29440, off Georgia., 30 ° 26 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 12 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta OS03, March 11, 1980, 61m. USNM E 29456, off N.C., 34 ° 23 ’ 36 ”N, 76 ° 34 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Bluefin, Sta IS05, Feb. 9, 1981, 24m. USNM E 29457, off N.C., 34 ° 23 ’ 18 ”N, 76 ° 33 ’ 48 ”, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta IS05, Nov. 10, 1981, 18m, 5. USNM E 29458, N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 42 ”, 77 ° 24 ’ 30 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 18, 1981, 29m, 3. USNM E 29459, N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 24 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’00”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 19, 1981, 30m. USNM E 29460, off N.C., 34 ° 23 ’ 06”N, 76 ° 33 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta IS05, Nov. 10, 1981, 19m, 11. USNM E 29461, N.C., 33 ° 30 ’ 36 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, August 12, 1981, 28m, 6. USNM E 29462, N.C., 33 ° 32 ’ 24 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 18, 1981, 32m, 2. USNM E 29463, off N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 48 ”N, 77 ° 25 ’06”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta MS04, Nov. 30, 1981, 29m, 2. USNM E 29464, N.C., 33 ° 33 ’ 30 ”N, 77 ° 25 ’00”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 18, 1981, 34m, 2. USNM E 29465, N.C., 33 ° 32 ’ 48 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 18, 1981, 32m, 6. USNM E 29466, off N.C., 33 ° 32 ’ 36 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Bluefin, Sta MS04, Feb. 7, 1981, 34m. USNM E 29467, N.C., 33 ° 32 ’ 30 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 18, 1981, 32m. USNM E 29468, off N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 36 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, May 19, 1981, 30m. USNM E 29469, off N.C., 34 ° 23 ’06”N, 76 ° 34 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta IS0 5, May 19, 1981, 20m. USNM E 29470, off N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 36 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta MS04, August 12, 1981, 30m, 5. USNM E 29471, off N.C., 33 ° 31 ’ 30 ”N, 77 ° 24 ’ 42 ”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta MS04, Nov. 30, 1981, 30m, 4. USNM E 34102, Florida, 14 Nautical Miles E, 27 ° 40 'N, 80 °06'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 0 25, April 21, 1983, 27.4m, 7. USNM E 41645, East of Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’00”W, R/V Oregon Sta lS02, July 29, 1981, 17m. USNM E 41650, East of Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 18 ”N, 80 ° 52 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Oregon Sta lS02, October 22, 1981, 17m. USNM E 41643, East of S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 18 ”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 48 ”W, R/V Oregon Sta lS01, Feb. 26, 1981, 17m. USNM E 41650, East of Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 24 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’00”W, R/V Oregon Sta lS02, October 22, 1981, 17m, 3. USNM E 41648, East of Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 36 ”N, 80 ° 52 ’ 54 ”W, R/V Oregon Sta lS02, October 22, 1981, 17m. USNM E 41647, S.C., 32 ° 30 ’00”N, 79 ° 42 ’ 42 ”W, R/V Oregon, Sta lS01, July 31, 1981, 17m. USNM E 41644, S.C., 32 ° 29 ’ 48 ”N, 79 ° 41 ’ 54 ”W, R/ V Oregon, Sta lS01, May 2, 1981, 18m. USNM E 41646, Georgia, 31 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 53 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Oregon, Sta lS02, July 29, 1981, 16m. USNM E 41651, N.C., 34 ° 23 ’ 12 ”N, 76 ° 34 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta lS05, May 19, 1981, 18m. SERTC 2099, 19.7 miles @ 138 degrees off Charleston Light, SC, 32 °31.1'N, 79 °35.2'W, coll. GML Staff, 3.7 m, April 24 1977. SERTC 2101, off Isle of Palms, SC, 32 ° 42 'N, 79 ° 40 'W, coll. GML Staff, 11 m, October 25 1974. SERTC 2129, off ST Helena Sound, SC, 32 ° 12.40N, 79 ° 55.52W, coll. SERTC Staff, 24.4 m, April 29 2005. SERTC 2211, 19.2 miles @ 139 degrees off Charleston Light, SC, 32 °31.4'N, 79 °36.0'W, coll. GML Staff, 18 m, March 21 1976. SERTC 2459, off Edisto Island, SC, 32 °27.18'N, 79 °55.70'W, coll. SERTC Staff, 13.4–13.7 m, June 4 2004. DML 3098, 34 º 30 'W, 76 º 45 'W, R/V Eastward Sta E- 32-69, October 2, 1969, 20 m. DML 3099, 33 º57.5'W, 77 º38.5'W, R/V Eastward Sta E- 10-71, May 25, 1971, 20 m. DML 3100, 34 º05.5'N, 77 º 27 'W, R/V Eastward Sta E- 10-71, May 25, 1971, 23 m. DML 3102, 33 º 58 'W, 77 º41.5'W, R/V Eastward Sta. E- 20-71, August 3, 1971, 14 m. DML 3103, 34 º20.2'N, 77 º16.5'W, R/ V Eastward Sta E- 10-71, May 25, 1971, 18 m. DML 3104, 33 º50.2'N, 78 º10.0'W, R/V Eastward Sta E- 28-71, November 26, 1971, 8 m. Diagnosis. Length 30–70 mm. Color light brown to chocolate brown; ends of feet lighter, due to wear. Body form characteristic, with heavy, conspicuous tube feet confined to 5 radii. Mouth concealed by 5 prominent oral valves. Body wall rigid, with numerous ossicles consisting of buttons (45–80 μm long) with 10 knobs, and deep cups (45–55 μm in diameter). Distribution. NC to E and W FL, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Brazil. Habitat. Intertidal or subtidal on sand and shell bottoms, also inside sponges. 0– 37m. Remarks. Miller and Pawson (1984) note the extraordinary discovery by T.C. Shirley of several specimens of this species living deep inside sponges. 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