Description
General:
Laetmogone spp. lack podia in the mid-ventral ambulacrum.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
Andrey Gebruk and Antonina (Rogacheva) Kremenetskaia, P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hansen, B. (1975). Systematics and biology of the deep-sea holothurians: Part 1 Elasipoda. Scandinavian Science Press, Copenhagen, Denmark. 262 pp.
Citation:
Laetmogone wyvillethomsoni
(Theel, 1879) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Laetmogone%20wyvillethomsoni. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.