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
10.5281/zenodo.196936
a2d81a5c-6c54-40d9-946d-86fa5224d0fd
1175-5326
196936
Phascolosoma agassizii
Keferstein, 1866
Masterial examined.
Punta Ulloa,
23 May 2008
, one specimen,
23 mm
.
Description.
There are 17 well-developed longitudinal muscle bands and approximately 33 rings of hooks; hooks with indistinct triangles. The scattered papillae in the anal region are similar to the dome-like trunk papillae. This specimen lacks pigmented areas on the trunk or introvert.
Habitat.
Subtidal calcareous rock,
3 m
.
Remarks.
This is the first record for this species from Pacific
Costa Rica
.
Distribution.
This species is known from both sides of the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the southeastern Atlantic Ocean (
Cutler 1994
).