Peniagone-leander New Species, An Abyssal Benthopelagic Sea-Cucumber (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) From The Eastern Central Pacific-Ocean

Authors

DL Pawson
EJ Foell, Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Publication Date

1986

Journal

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volume

38

Issue

2

First Page

293

Last Page

299

Abstract

Peniagone leander. new species, differs from other Peniagone species in possessing the combination of: an ovoid body, lateral ridges defining right and left margins of body, anterior veil (velum) with four projections, two pairs of anterior dorsal projections posterior to velum, four pairs of posterior ventral tube feet. The reddish-brown body reaches a length of approximately 30 em. P. leander is the second species of the genus known to be benthopelagic. The species is fairly common where it occurs, dividing its time between actively swimming above the bottom and feeding on the sediment surface.

Recommended Citation

Pawson, DL and Foell, EJ, Peniagone-leander New Species, An Abyssal Benthopelagic Sea-Cucumber (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) From The Eastern Central Pacific-Ocean (1986). Bulletin of Marine Science, 38(2), 293-299.
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