Epitomapta aumakua sp. nov., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from Hawai`i (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida)

By

Solís-Marín, Francisco Alonso
Conejeros-Vargas, Carlos Andrés
Caballero Ochoa, Andrea Alejandra
Byers, Sheila Colleen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1183

Pages

73--80

Subjects

Leptosynaptinae , Synaptidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1183.111620

 

Abstract

Epitomapta aumakuasp. nov. occurs at a depth of 2.5 m in Kualoa, O'ahu, Hawai'i, living in coarse sand. It is distinctive in having 12 pinnate tentacles, each tentacle with three pairs of digits and 6–8 sensory cups. The body wall bears papillae or oval bumps, and the length of body reaches a maximum length of 18.4 mm after relaxation.