Holothuria (Lessonothuria) coronata sp. nov. (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea), a new species of sea cucumber from Socorro Island, México

By

Villanueva, Brenda Anaid Yáñez
Solís-Marín, Francisco Alonso
Laguarda-Figueras, Alfredo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-4-13

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1095

Pages

1--12

Subjects

Archipiélago Revillagigedo , espículas , Holothuriidae , Morfologia , Morphology , ossicles , Revillagigedo Archipelago , Taxonomía , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1095.79375

 

Abstract

Holothuria (Lessonothuria) coronatasp. nov. occurs in depths of 5–10 m off the Mexican Pacific coast at the Revillagigedo Archipelago. It is clearly distinguished from other species of the subgenus by the presence of tables with a circular disc and big peripheral holes, sometimes with a second series of peripheral ones, a disc with a spiny or smooth rim and a spire crossed by a single cross-beam, dorsal papillae, and ventral tube feet with curved supporting rods with a spiny edge.