The Psolidae of New Zealand and some additions to the Macquarie Ridge fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae)
Author
Davey, Nicola
National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research Ltd (NIWA), PO Box 893, Nelson 7040, New Zealand (niki. davey @ niwa. co. nz)
text
Memoirs of Museum Victoria
2013
2013-12-18
70
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journal article
1447-2554
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:131EFBFB-3A77-4C35-9FC0-4451DDAC4A0A
Psolus salottii
Mackenzie and Whitfield, 2011
Table 1
,
Figure 1
Material examined.
Macquarie Ridge: NIWA 39894 (1) Stn TAN0803/48,
51.09°S
161.97°E
,
462–524 m
,
04/04/2008
; NIWA 39928 (2) Stn TAN0803/48,
51.09°S
161.97°E
,
462–524 m
,
04/04/2008
; NIWA 39979 (3) Stn TAN0803/52,
51.04°S
161.98°E
,
506–560 m
,
04/04/2008
; NIWA 39993 (4) Stn TAN0803/52,
51.04°S
161.98°E
,
506–560 m
,
04/04/2008
; NIWA 40010 (3) Stn TAN0803/52,
51.04°S
161.98°E
,
506–560 m
,
04/04/2008
; NIWA 40047 (1) Stn TAN0803/53,
51.04°S
162.01°E
,
398–489 m
,
05/04/2008
; NIWA 40355 (18) Stn TAN0803/71,
52.34°S
160.68°E
,
488–542 m
,
09/04/2008
; NIWA 40396 (14) Stn TAN0803/71,
52.34°S
160.68°E
,
488–542 m
,
09/04/2008
.
Figure 4.
Psolus macquariensis
sp. nov.
paratype (A–C, NIWA 40314): A, dorsal view; B, ventral view showing some extended tube feet; C, lateral view.
Psolus squamatus
(
Müller, 1776
) var.
segregatus
Perrier, 1905
(D–E, NIWA 43709): D, dorsal view; E, lateral view.
Psolus squamatus
(
Müller, 1776
) var.
segregatus
Perrier, 1905
(F, NIWA 43714): lateral view of specimen with numerous sole ossicles. Scale bar 1 cm.
Figure 5.
Psolidium aequm
sp. nov.
(A–B, NIWA 32259): A, dorsal view; B, lateral view.
Psolidium kermadeci
sp. nov.
paratype (C–D, NIWA 64441): C, dorsal view showing conspicuous tube feet; D, ventral view.
Psolidium marriotti
sp. nov.
paratype (E–F, NIWA 76126): E, dorsal view; F, ventral view. Scale bar 1 cm.
Figure 6.
Psolidium ramum
sp. nov.
holotype (A–B, NIWA 73660): A, dorsal view; B, ventral view. Scale bar 1 cm.
Figure 7.
Psolus macquariensis
sp. nov.
paratype (A–F, NIWA 40314): A–B, dorsal single-layered plate, dorsal cup; C–F, ventral ossicles, smooth perforated plates.
Description.
See Whitfield and
Mackenzie (2011)
. The material examined matches the description well, and we make the following additions:
Psolus salottii
Whitfield and
Mackenzie, 2011
, up to
71 mm
length (
NIWA
40355),
54 mm
wide,
29 mm
high. Oral valves large and inconsistent in shape, ranging from rectangular with blunt ends to approximately triangular with pointed tips. Valves usually 10; always greater than 5.
Colour. Preserved: white.
Distribution.
South Australia
, Macquarie Ridge (Whitfield and
Mackenzie, 2011
) and this paper,
400–
600 m
.
Remarks.
The original description was based on
one holotype specimen
from southern
Australia
and
four paratypes
from
Macquarie Island
. We found an additional
46 specimens
, confirming and extending the Whitfield and
Mackenzie (2011)
description. The dome-like lumps on the dorsolateral scales are not always visible, and they may only be on a few scales. The multilayered ossicles in the preparation are always distinctly dome-like and provide a useful diagnostic character for this species.