ECB-ART-52656
Zookeys
2023 Jan 01;1183:73-80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1183.111620.
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Epitomaptaaumakua sp. nov., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from Hawai`i (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida).
Abstract
Epitomaptaaumakuasp. nov. occurs at a depth of 2.5 m in Kualoa, O`ahu, Hawai`i, living in coarse sand. It is distinctive in having 12 pinnate tentacles, each tentacle with three pairs of digits and 6-8 sensory cups. The body wall bears papillae or oval bumps, and the length of body reaches a maximum length of 18.4 mm after relaxation.
PubMed ID: 37953750
Article link: Zookeys
References :
Solís-Marín,
Epitomaptasimentalae sp. n., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from the Central Eastern Pacific coast of Mexico (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida).
2019, Pubmed,
Echinobase