Rediscovery of the elpidiid holothurian Peniagone horrifer (Elasipodida, Holothuroidea: Echinodermata) in the southern Indian Ocean

Peniagone horrifer Théel, 1882 was collected at abyssal depths from around the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean on RRS Discovery Cruise 300 in 2005. Previously known from only one specimen, P. horrifer is re-described based on a large haul of preserved material and an in situ photograph o...

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Published in:Marine biodiversity 2012-06, Vol.42 (2), p.241-245
Main Authors: Cross, Ian A., Gebruk, Andrey, Billett, David, Rogacheva, Antonina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abyssal zone
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cruises
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Life Sciences
Marine invertebrates
Museums
Natural history
Ocean floor
Original Paper
Peniagone
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Skin
Taxonomy
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Summary:Peniagone horrifer Théel, 1882 was collected at abyssal depths from around the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean on RRS Discovery Cruise 300 in 2005. Previously known from only one specimen, P. horrifer is re-described based on a large haul of preserved material and an in situ photograph of the species on the seabed.
ISSN:1867-1616
1867-1624
DOI:10.1007/s12526-012-0111-x