Psolus tuberculosus subsp. tuberculosus Theel 1886

• Main Authors: Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J., King, Rachael A.
• Format: Text
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• Published: Zenodo 2010
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Dendrochirotida; Psolidae; Psolus; Psolus tuberculosus; Psolus tuberculosus tuberculosus théel, 1886; Pawson; DML
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208507; https://zenodo.org/record/6208507

Psolus tuberculosus tuberculosus Théel, 1886 b Figure 26 Psolus tuberculosus Théel, 1886 b: 13. Psolus tuberculosus .— Miller & Pawson, 1984: 46, figs. 38–40, figs. 38, 39; Miller & Turner, 1986: 484. Material examined. USNM E 20188, Off Georgia, 30 ° 57 'N, 79 ° 58 'W, R/VPierce, Sta 5 H, May 17, 1977, 183m. USNM E 22850, Florida, 30 ° 11 'N, 80 ° 17 'W, R/V Combat, Sta 72, August 31, 1956, 59m, 7. USNM E 23110, Florida, 30 ° 11 'N, 80 ° 17 'W, R/V Combat, Sta 72, August 31, 1956, 59m. SNM E 32772, off Georgia, 30 ° 26 ’ 12 ”N, 80 ° 12 ’ 18 ”W, R/V Dolphin, Sta OS03, March 11, 1980, 61m, 3. USNM E 32773, off Georgia, 33 ° 48 ’ 54 ”N, 76 ° 34 ’ 12 ”W, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sta OS05, Nov. 11, 1981, 79m, 7. USNM E 33146, Florida, 28 ° 30 'N, 79 ° 59 'W to 28 ° 29 'N, 79 ° 59 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 0 62, April 23, 1983, 137.2m. USNM E 33148, Florida, 56.5 Nautical Miles NE, 30 ° 11 'N, 80 ° 15 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 138, April 27, 1983, 64m, 4. USNM E 33149, Florida, 68.5 Nautical miles E, 30 ° 40 'N, 80 °07'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 120, April 26,1983, 64m, 7. USNM E 33150, Florida, 54.5 Nautical miles ENE, 30 °00'N, 80 ° 15 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 142, April 27, 1983, 92m, 7. USNM E 33151, Florida, 27 Nautical miles E, 27 ° 50 'N, 79 ° 58 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 30, April 21, 1983, 92m, 9. USNM E 33152, Florida, 66 Nautical miles E, 30 ° 31 'N, 80 ° 10 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 126, April 26, 1983, 64m, 7. USNM E 33153, Florida, 62 Nautical miles E, 30 ° 20 'N, 80 ° 12 'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 132, April 27, 1983, 92m, 12. USNM E 33154, Florida, 65.5 Nautical miles E, 30 ° 30 'N, 80 °09'W, R/V Delaware II, Sta 127, April 26, 1983, 92m, 38. SERTC 2207, 56 miles @ 127 degrees off Charleston Light, sc, 32 º12.0'N, 78 º58.5'W, 92 m, coll. GML Staff, April 12 1974. SERTC 2461, off Charleston Harbor, SC, 32 º44.5'N, 79 º27.0'W, 79 m, coll. MRRI Staff, April 1 1975. DML 1379, 33 º56.5'N, 75 º24.5'W, R/V Eastward E- 36-65, July 24, 1965, 94 m. DML 1381, 34 º07.5'N, 76 º09.1'W, R/V Eastward E- 33-65, July 6, 1965, 112 m. DML 4349, 33 º48.9'N, 76 º34.3'W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta BLM 65818170, August 11, 1981, 72 m. DML 4350, 33 º48.2'N, 76 º34.4'W, R/V Dan Moore, Sta BLM 65818095, May 14, 1981, 116 m. Diagnosis. Small form, 10–33mm long. Body flattened ventrally, forming distinctly recessed sole, bordered by double ring of tube feet. Color bright orange, fading to light brown in alcohol. Body wall rigid dorsally, invested with heavy imbricating plates, many possessing distinct tubercle or blunt spine. Mouth dorsal, concealed by 5 large valves with smaller valves at base. Anus dorsal, bordered by 2 circles of small scales. Ossicles in sole large perforated plates (130–260 μm) with numerous perforations. Distribution. NC to E and W FL, Gulf of Mexico, Dominican Republic. Habitat. Usually attached to hard substrates. 73– 243 m. Remarks. This species is apparently common on suitable hard substrates. Psolus tuberculosus destituta Deichmann, 1930, from off Barbados, differs from the typical subspecies in having fewer, larger dorsal plates and in lacking small scales at the base of the oral valves. : Published as part of Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J. & King, Rachael A., 2010, A taxonomic guide to the Echinodermata of the South Atlantic Bight, USA: 1. Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), pp. 1-48 in Zootaxa 2449 on pages 33-34, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.195134 : {"references": ["Theel, H. (1886 b) Reports on the results of dredging by the United States Coast Survey Steamer Blake, XXX: Report on the Holothurioidea. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 13, 1 - 21.", "Miller, J. E. & D. L. Pawson (1984) Holothurians (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Memoirs of the Hourglass Cruises, 7 (Pt. 1), 1 - 79.", "Miller, J. E. & R. L. Turner (1986) Psolus pawsoni (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), a new bathyal sea cucumber from Florida East Coast. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 99 (3), 484.", "Deichmann, E. (1930) The holothurians of the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 71: 43 - 226. Deichmann, E. (1940) Report of the Holothurians, collected by the Harvard-Havana Expeditions 1938 and 1939, with a revision of the Molpadonia of the Atlantic Ocean. Memorias de la Sociedad Cubana de Historia Natural \" Felipe Poey \", 14, 183 - 240."]}