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Thyone tanyspeira, a new species of sea cucumber from the southern Caribbean Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)
| Title: | Thyone tanyspeira, a new species of sea cucumber from the southern Caribbean Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). |
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| Name(s): |
Pawson, David L., creator Miller, John E., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1988 | |
| Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Extent: | 8 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3173009 (digitool), FADT3173009 (IID), fau:5731 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
A new species of Thyone s.s. is described from 51-170 meters depth off Honduras, Colombia and Trinidad. Distinctive features include: presence of rosettes alone in the introvert; body wall ossicles with greatly reduced spires; and tube foot ossicles with greatly elongated spires. A key is provided to the six western Atlantic species of Thyone. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Pawson, D. L., & Miller, J. E. (1988). Thyone tanyspeira, a new species of sea cucumber from the southern Caribbean Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Bulletin of Marine Science, 42(2), 310-316. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #582. |
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| Subject(s): |
Sea cucumbers Sea cucumbers --Identification Species Diagnosis Gonads |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3173009 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1988 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
