Epitomapta roseola Verrill 1874

Epitomapta roseola (Verrill, 1874) Figure 36 Leptosynapta roseola Verrill, 1874: 716. Epitomapta roseola.— Clark, 1908: 93, pl. 5, figs.16,17,19,21; Hendler et al. 1995: 303, figs. 172, 188 E–J. Material examined. USNM E 19357, off S.C., 32 ° 57 'N, 79 ° 17 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 A, Feb. 12...

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Main Authors: Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J., King, Rachael A.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Echinodermata
Holothuroidea
Apodida
Synaptidae
Epitomapta
Epitomapta roseola
Pawson
DML
Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6208522
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208522
Description
Summary:Epitomapta roseola (Verrill, 1874) Figure 36 Leptosynapta roseola Verrill, 1874: 716. Epitomapta roseola.— Clark, 1908: 93, pl. 5, figs.16,17,19,21; Hendler et al. 1995: 303, figs. 172, 188 E–J. Material examined. USNM E 19357, off S.C., 32 ° 57 'N, 79 ° 17 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 A, Feb. 12, 1977, 12m, 3. USNM E 19360, off S.C., 32 ° 54 'N, 79 ° 12 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 B, Nov. 19, 1977, 16m. USNM E 19361, off S.C., 32 ° 54 'N, 79 ° 12 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 B, May 14, 1977, 16m, 2. USNM E 19362, off S.C., 32 ° 54 'N, 79 ° 12 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 B, May 13, 1977, 16m. USNM E 19398, off S.C., 32 ° 40 'N, 78 ° 47 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 2 E, Aug. 18, 1977, 37m. USNM E 19469, off Georgia, 31 ° 45 'N, 80 ° 28 ’W, R/V Pierce, Sta 4 C, Aug. 25, 1977, 16m, 3. USNM E 19634, off Florida, 30 ° 23 'N, 81 ° 15 'W, R/V Pierce, Sta 6 B, Aug. 31, 1977, 15m, 2. DML 2087, 34 º 36 'N, 76 º28.7'W, June 24, 1965, 10 m. Diagnosis. This tiny, worm-shaped form can reach a length of 10cm, but most specimens are smaller. Color in life pinkish. The mouth is surrounded by 12 digitate tentacles, each with 7 fingerlike projections. The body ossicles are anchors (140–170 μm), anchor plates (averaging 118 μm), and C- or O-shaped miliary granules. Anchors from the anterior portion of the body have smooth flukes; those near the posterior end are longer and have serrate flukes. Distribution. MA to E and W FL, Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda. Habitat. Beneath rocks in fine gravel and coarse sand. 0– 10m. Remarks. The presence of tiny C- or O-shaped miliary granules distinguishes this species from other synaptids. 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 page 42, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.195134

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