New taeniogyrinid species of sea cucumber from the Weddell Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Synaptida)

The case put by Alexei Smirnov in 2012 is accepted and the order name Synaptida Cuénot is adopted in place of Apodida Brandt. Two new Synaptida species are described for the Weddell Sea in Antarctica with single author O’Loughlin: Sigmodota magdarogera sp. nov. and Taeniogyrus bamberi sp. nov. A spe...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: O’LOUGHLIN, P. MARK, MACKENZIE, MELANIE, VANDENSPIEGEL, DIDIER, GRIFFITHS, HUW
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Echinodermata
Antarctica
Synaptida
Taeniogyrinae
Sigmodota
Taeniogyrus
magnibacula
new species
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Weddell Sea
Weddell
Antarc*
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3995.1.23
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.23
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Summary:The case put by Alexei Smirnov in 2012 is accepted and the order name Synaptida Cuénot is adopted in place of Apodida Brandt. Two new Synaptida species are described for the Weddell Sea in Antarctica with single author O’Loughlin: Sigmodota magdarogera sp. nov. and Taeniogyrus bamberi sp. nov. A specimen of Sigmodota magnibacula (Massin & Hétérier) is described. A key is provided for the genera and species of Taeniogyrinae that occur south of the Antarctic Convergence.

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