The genus Labidodemas (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida) revisited, with description of three new species and with re-positioning of Holothuria (Irenothuria) maccullochi Deichmann, 1958

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 1811-1847

  Massin, Claude ^a   Samyn, Yves ^b   Thandar, Ahmed S ^c  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Holothuria (Irenothuria) maccullochi; Holothuriidae; Holothuroidea; Labidodemas; Labidodematidae; New combination; New species; Systematics

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; KWAZULU-NATAL; LOW ISLAND; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

ASPIDOCHIROTIDA; CUVIERIA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIIDAE; HOLOTHUROIDEA; LABIDODEMAS; LABIDODEMAS SEMPERIANUM;

EID: 1242321402     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0022293031000156268     Document Type: Article

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