Synallactidae gen. et sp. indet.

Description

General: Opaque pink, not shiny. This possibly new genus is close to the new Hansenothuria, but differs by the presence of mid ventral tube feet.



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 Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Lauerman, L.M.L., R.S. Kaufmann, and K.L. Smith Jr. (1996). Distribution and abundance of epibenthic megafauna at a long time-series station in the abyssal northeast Pacific. Deep Sea Research 1, 43: 1075-1103 (as Synallactes sp.).

Citation: Synallactidae gen. et sp. indet. Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Synallactidae%20gen.%20et%20sp.%20indet.. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-03-29.
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