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Issue: Vol. 3889 No. 1: 28 Nov. 2014
Type: Article
Published: 2014-11-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.1.8
Page range: 127–150
Abstract views: 112
PDF downloaded: 5

Aspidochirotida (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the northeast coast of Brazil

Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young (LIPY), Cidade Universitária S/nº 58059-900, João Pessoa, PB, Bras
Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Departamento de Biociências, Laboratório de Invertebrados Marinhos (LABIMAR), Av. Vereador Olimpio Grande S/nº, 49500-000, Itabaiana, SE, Brasil
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Zoologia), Laboratório de Invertebrados Paulo Young (LIPY), Cidade Universitária S/nº 58059-900, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil
Sea cucumbers South Atlantic Stichopodidae Holothuriidae

Abstract

This is a taxonomic work on the aspidochirotid sea cucumbers from shallow waters in Northeast Brazil. We studied 165 specimens, classified into 2 families, 3 genera, 7 subgenera and 9 species. Descriptions, illustrations and literature data are included for each species, in addition to ecological notes and information on their distribution in the northeast coast of Brazil. A taxonomic key is provided for the identification of the species.

How to Cite

Prata, J., Manso, C.L.C. & Christoffersen, M.L. (2014)

Aspidochirotida (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the northeast coast of Brazil

. Zootaxa, 3889 (1), 127–150. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3889.1.8