Description
Size:
to 10 cm
General:
Body cylindrical, stiff, white. Long, stiff papillae, dorsal double rows of 5-35; lateral 5-11; ventrolateral feet 15-20.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
David Pawson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
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:
Oneirophanta mutabilis affinis
(Ludwig, 1894) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Oneirophanta%20mutabilis%20affinis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-25.