The sea cucumber Holothurialineata Ludwig, 1875 (Holothuroidea, Aspidochirotida, Holothuriidae) re-described from the newly found type

Abstract. A re-description of the little-known holothurian species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) lineata Ludwig, 1875 is given. It is based on the single recovered type specimen and an individual recently collected on Glorioso Islands, near Madagascar. A key to separate three closely related and common...

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Autores principales: Samyn, Yves, Massin, Claude, Vandenspiegel, Didier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6477819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31048959
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.836.29932
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Sumario:Abstract. A re-description of the little-known holothurian species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) lineata Ludwig, 1875 is given. It is based on the single recovered type specimen and an individual recently collected on Glorioso Islands, near Madagascar. A key to separate three closely related and commonly confused species, i.e., Holothuria (Lessonothuria) pardalis Selenka, 1867, Holothuria (Lessenothuria) verrucosa Selenka, 1867 and Holothuria (Lessonothuria) insignis Ludwig, 1875, is presented.

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