DSG - Peniagone sp. A

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Peniagone sp. A Author: MBARI 2007: T1079-05 Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. Reference photo for measuring the length of this animal. Do not measure the feeding tentacles. Body length ends at the 90 degree inflection. MBARI 2007: T1079-05 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Holothuroidea (class) Elasipodida (order) Elpidiidae (family) Peniagone (genus) Peniagone sp. A (species) Description General: Confirmed new species: orange-pink and somewhat opaque; turgid; posterior feet allow body to stand above the seafloor; robust feeding tentacles; tips more darkly colored than body; two short dorsal fused parapopia are visible on the sharp, nearly 90 degree inflection at the "head". Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, demersal. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: Andrey Gebruk and Antonina (Rogacheva) Kremenetskaia, P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow Russia. Taxonomist assessment: May 2013. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Peniagone sp. A () Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Peniagone%20sp.%20A. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-26.
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