Redescription of Psolus tessellatus Koehler, 1896 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) with neotype designation

  • Claude Massin Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences,
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.38
Keywords: Psolidae, Bay of Biscay, redescription, first illustration, neotype

Abstract

In the bycatch of a scientific campaign in the Bay of Biscay (VITAL 2002) a third specimen of Psolus tessellatus Koehler, 1896 was collected very close to the type locality. This specimen is here fully illustrated and designated as the neotype.

Author Biography

Claude Massin, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences,
Department of Invertebrate Biology,
29 rue Vautier, 1000 Brussels

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Published
2013-02-07
How to Cite
Massin, C. (2013). Redescription of Psolus tessellatus Koehler, 1896 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) with neotype designation. European Journal of Taxonomy, (38). https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.38
Issue
No. 38 (2013): Redescription of Psolus tessellatus Koehler, 1896 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) with neotype designation
Section
Zoology
Copyright (c) 2013 Claude Massin

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