Psolidium gaini Vaney 1914

• Main Authors: O'Loughlin, P. Mark, Ahearn, Cynthia
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2008
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Dendrochirotida; Psolidae; Psolidium; Psolidium gaini; Adelie Land; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Graham Land; Palmer Archipelago; Prydz Bay; Ross Sea; Victoria Land
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10878568; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D7DF24FF86FF9C030CFB6D31AFFE7C

Psolidium gaini Vaney Figures 1e; 5 a-c; 6a, b Psolidium gaini Vaney, 1914: 18–20, pl. 1 figs 7–9, pl. 4 figs 6–14.— Ekman, 1925: 5, 117–19, text-fig. 28.— Ekman, 1927: 414–15.— Grieg, 1929a: 13.— Grieg, 1929b: 9.— Pawson, 1969: 38, map 3.— Arnaud 1974: 651.— Cherbonnier, 1974: 608.— Gutt, 1988: 23, 28, 30, 32, 65, 73, 77.— Gutt, 1991a: 147, 149, 152, 153.— Gutt, 1991 b: 324. Psolidium sp. MoV 2081.— O’Loughlin et al., 1994: 552, 554. Material examined . Antarctic Ocean, South Orkney Is, 298–302 m, USNM E40558 (1 specimen); South Shetland Is, Aspland I., 163–180 m, AMLR-03 stn 90, 20 Mar 2003, NMV F104812 (2); Antarctic Peninsula, Joinville I., 210–220 m, USNM E40559 (10); Graham Land, 91 m, E40561 (2); Palmer Archipelago, 85–130 m, E40552 (2); 102 m, E40553 (1); 38–70 m, E40554 (2); 70–150 m, E40555 (2); 55 m, E40562 (1). Ross Sea, Terra Nova stn 340, 76°56’S 164°12’E, 293 m, BM(NH) 1932.8.11.253 (2); NZOI Endeavour stns A461, 0–550 m, NIWA 43882 (1); A 534, 366 m, NIWA 43884 (2); A 537, 546 m, NIWA 43885 (1); E209B, 163 m, NIWA 43886 (2); Discovery stn 1660, Pennell Bank, 0–351 m, BM(NH) 2008.3183-3189 (7); Tangaroa stn 0802/ 100, 451–447 m, NIWA 45696 (4). Victoria Land, 640–646 m, USNM E40556 (2); 598–613 m, E40560 (1); 573–576 m, USNM 1082084 (1); 598–613 m, USNM 1112624 (1); Balleny Is, 55-146 m, E40551 (19); 150–157 m, E40557 (1); Tangaroa stn 0602, 140–150 m, NIWA 44712 (1). Adelie Land, BANZARE stn 90, 66°21’S 138°28’E, 640 m, SAM K2340 (1). Prydz Bay, Four Ladies Bank, 298–301 m, NMV F68112 (1). Diagnosis . Psolidium species up to 27 mm long (up to 40 mm in Vaney, 1914); body elongate, transversely rounded form (preserved), sole narrower than body width; dorsal and lateral tube feet conspicuous, numerous, cover body closely; dorsal and lateral scales inconspicuous. Sole: outer peripheral single series of smaller tube feet; inner peripheral single series of larger tube feet; lacking mid-ventral (sole) radial series of tube feet. Dorsal ossicles: thick, smooth to irregularly thickened, single-layered, ...