Pentamera fonsecae n. sp. a new species of sea cucumber from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica (Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida: Thyonidae)

 

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Autors: Solís Marín, Francisco Alonso, Alvarado Barrientos, Juan José, Conejeros Vargas, Carlos Andrés, Caballero Ochoa, Andrea Alejandra
Format: artículo original
Data de publicació:2020
Descripció:Pentamera fonsecae n. sp. is described from seven specimens as a new species of Thyonidae from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It is distinguished from its congeners by having tables with ladder-shaped spires in the body wall, and tube feet with curved support tables of variable height and tables as those found in the body wall slightly smaller than those from the body wall. This species is distributed in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, from 28.5 to 40 m on muddy bottoms.
Pais:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Idioma:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/83214
Accés en línia:https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4878.3.9
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/83214
Paraula clau:Echinodermata
Holothuroidea
new species
Biodiversity
South America
Eastern Pacific