Review of the genus Zygothuria Perrier, 1898 and the Atlantic group of species of the genus Mesothuria Ludwig, 1894 (Synallactidae: Holothuroidea) with description of the new species Mesothuria milleri sp. nov

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 46, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 265-348

  Gebruk, Andrey V ^a   Solis Marin, Francisco A ^b   Billett, David S M ^c   Rogacheva, Antonina V ^a   Tyler, Paul A ^c  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distribution; Mesothuria; new species; reproduction; taxonomy; Zygothuria

Indexed keywords

BODY SHAPE; ECHINODERM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LIFE HISTORY; NEW SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

HOLOTHUROIDEA; MESOTHURIA; MESOTHURIA MILLERI; SYNALLACTIDAE; ZYGOTHURIA; ZYGOTHURIA LACTEA;

EID: 84855446853     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2011.638423     Document Type: Article

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