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Issue: Vol. 2528 No. 1: 6 Jul. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-07-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2528.1.4
Page range: 61–68
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 15

New species of Psolus Oken from Antarctica (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Psolidae)

Marine Science Department, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001, Australia
Marine Science Department, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne 3001, Australia
Echinodermata Amundsen Sea Antarctic Peninsula Scotia Sea South Georgia South Orkney Islands BAS BIOPEARL US AMLR

Abstract

Three new species of Psolus Oken from Antarctica are described: Psolus byrdae sp. nov. from the Marie Byrd Seamount; Psolus carolineae sp. nov. from South Georgia; Psolus lockhartae sp. nov. from the South Orkney Islands.

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