Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori Delle Chiaje 1823

• Main Authors: Madeira, Patrícia, Kroh, Andreas, Cordeiro, Ricardo, De, António M., Martins, Frias, Ávila, Sérgio P.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2019
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Aspidochirotida; Holothuriidae; Holothuria; Holothuria sanctori; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5583408; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/4148D21204C5FF44FF33F8FC7739130B

Holothuria ( Platyperona ) sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823 (Fig. 36) Reports for the Azores: Holothuria farcimen $ Selenka, 1867: 330, pl. 18, fig. 65; Théel 1886a: 220; $ Perrier 1899: 299, 1902: 477–481, pl. 15, figs. 15–27; Holothuria Sanctori Delle Chiaje 1823 — $ Barrois 1888: 112; $ Koehler 1921b: 171–174, figs. 127–128; $ Chapman 1955: 398; Tortonese 1965: 61–62, figs. 21A, 22; Pawson 1978: 27, figs. 11j, l; $ Marques 1983: 4, fig. 7; Pérez-Ruzafa et al . 1992b: 150–151; Pereira 1997: 333; Pérez-Ruzafa et al . 1999: 55–56, 2002: 287; Micael & Costa 2010: 323; $ Micael et al. 2010: 329; Micael et al . 2012: 4. Type locality: Naples, Mediterranean Sea. See: Koehler (1921b); Borrero-Pérez et al . (2009, 2010). Occurrence: Mediterranean Sea and northeast Atlantic, from the Bay of Biscay (Koehler (1921b) to Saint Helena (Mortensen 1933c) and Ascension islands (Mortensen 1933c), including the Azores (Marques 1983), Madeira (Théel 1886a), Selvagens (Ruzafa et al . 2002), Canaries (Ruzafa et al . 1992b) and Cape Verde (Ruzafa et al . 1999). Depth: 0–30 m (Pawson 1978, Tortonese 1965); in the Azores it is a common species in the first few meters. Habitat: hard to soft substrates, under rocks and crevices, in sea-grass prairies and tide pools (Pawson 1978, Ruzafa et al . 2002). Larval stage: probably planktotrophic (inferred from the genus, see McEdward & Miner 2001). Commercial value: edible (Sicuro & Levine 2011). Material examined: DBUA-ECH 189 (Poços, SMG, AZO, c. 37°50’06”N, 25°40’10”W, 1996.07. 16, 14–20 m; 1 spm, TL = 120 mm); DBUA-ECH 320 (in front of the Marina, Ponta Delgada, SMG, AZO, c. 39°00’44”N, 27°57’28”W, 1997.04. 18, 12 m; 1 spm, TL = 86 mm); DBUA-ECH 396 (Lajes, PIX, AZO, c. 38°23’22”N, 28°15’04”W, 2010.09.24, 1– 2 m; 15 spms, TL = 77–148 mm); DBUA-ECH 400 (Poços, S„o Vicente, SMG, AZO, c. 37°50’06”N, 25°40’10”W, 1996.07. 17, 13 m; 1 spm, TL = 125 mm) DBUA-ECH 401 (Banco Jo„o de Castro, AZO, c. 38°13’18”N, 26°36’12”W, 1996.07. 27, 30 m; 1 spm, TL = 205 mm); DBUA-ECH 402 (in front of the ...