Description
General:
Body cylindrical, stiff, white, glassy. Long, stiff papillae, dorsal single rows of 4-35; lateral 4-17; ventrolateral feet 8-28 per row.
Size:
to 20 cm
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 mutabilis
(Theel, 1879) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Oneirophanta%20mutabilis%20mutabilis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.