An overview of the Australian psolid sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae) with the description of 5 new species

Four new species of Psolus Oken from Australia are described: Psolus parantarcticus sp. nov. from Macquarie Island, Psolus salottii sp. nov. from South Australia and Macquarie Island, Psolus steuarti sp. nov. from Victoria, and Psolus springthorpei sp. nov. from Queensland. One new species of Psolid...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: MACKENZIE, MELANIE, WHITFIELD, EMILY
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2011
Subjects:
Echinodermata
Psolus
Psolidium
Ceto
taxonomy
Dendrochirotida
keys
Queensland
King Island
Antarc*
antarcticus
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3037.1.2
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3037.1.2
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Summary:Four new species of Psolus Oken from Australia are described: Psolus parantarcticus sp. nov. from Macquarie Island, Psolus salottii sp. nov. from South Australia and Macquarie Island, Psolus steuarti sp. nov. from Victoria, and Psolus springthorpei sp. nov. from Queensland. One new species of Psolidium Ludwig from Australia is described: Psolidium oloughlini sp. nov. from King Island. All Australian psolid species are included in the overview: Ceto cuvieria (Cuvier), Psolidium berentsae O’Loughlin & Maric, P. granuliferum H.L. Clark, P. hutchingsae O’Loughlin & Maric, P. karenae O’Loughlin & Maric, P. laperousazi O’Loughlin & Maric, P. marshae O’Loughlin & Maric, P. mccallumae O’Loughlin & Maric, P. minutum (H.L. Clark), P. nigrescens H.L. Clark, P. parmatum (Sluiter), P. ravum Hickman, P. spinuliferum (H.L. Clark), and Psolus antarcticus (Philippi). A key to the Australian species of Psolidae is provided.

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