Sipunculans and Echiurans of Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), Costa Rica
Author
Vargas, Rita
Author
Kawauchi, Gisele Y.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2557
60
68
journal article
47782
10.5281/zenodo.196936
a2d81a5c-6c54-40d9-946d-86fa5224d0fd
1175-5326
196936
Phascolosoma scolops
Selenka and de
Man
, 1883
Material examined
. Silverado,
25 May 2008
, one specimen,
16 mm
.
Description.
This specimen had a thick body wall with a band of red conical pre-anal papillae. There were fewer than 25 rings of hooks; hooks with a distinct triangle and an indistinct secondary tooth.
Habitat.
Subtidal calcareous rock,
11 m
.
Remarks.
This is the first record for this species in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Distribution.
Phascolosoma scolops
has been reported from numerous locations in the Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic, and Indian Ocean (
Cutler 1994
). In the Pacific it is known from
Australia
and Hawaii.