Description
Size:
to 15 cm
General:
Beige or sediment-colored; smooth body with no papillae.
Geographic Information
Habitat description:
Benthic, soft sediment.
Published depth range:
179 - 2200 m (Lambert 1997), 100 - 5203 m (Maluf 1988).
Ocean range (global):
Gulf of Alaska to the Galapagos Islands.
Additional Information
Consulting taxonomist:
David Pawson, Smithsonian Natural History Museum.
Taxonomist assessment:
July 2007.
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lambert, P. (2000). Sea stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska, and Puget Sound. Royal British Columbia Museum Handbook. UBC Press, Vancouver, BC. 186 pp.
Maluf, L.Y. (1988). Composition and distribution of the Central Eastern Pacific echinoderms. Technical Reports, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 2:242.
Citation:
Pseudostichopus mollis
(Theel, 1886) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Pseudostichopus%20mollis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-05-08.