Sea cucumbers of the Kerguelen Plateau, with descriptions of new genus and species (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)
Author
O'Loughlin, P. Mark
Author
Skarbnik-López, Jessica
Author
Mackenzie, Melanie
Author
VandenSpiegel, Didier
text
Memoirs of Museum Victoria
2015
2015-12-31
73
59
93
https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-73-2015/pages-59-93/
journal article
10.24199/j.mmv.2015.73.07
1447-2554
12213223
Order
Molpadida
Haeckel, 1896
Diagnosis (from
O’Loughlin et al. 2011
).
Tentacles 15, digitate; body stout, lacking tube feet, usually with an evident tail; anal papillae, tentacle ampullae and respiratory trees present; ossicles may include tables, cups, rods, perforated plates and modified anchors; phosphatic bodies often present.