Mesothuria

Samyn, Yves & Vandenspiegel, Didier, 2016, Sublittoral and bathyal sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Northern Mozambique Channel with description of six new species, Zootaxa 4196 (4), pp. 451-497 : 469

Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, 1901

( Fig. 11 A – D)

Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, 1901 ; Féral & Cherbonnier, 1981: 373,fig. 10A – J. Mesothuria (Allantis) oktaknemus ; Heding, 1940: 333.

Material examined. Non-type material: IE-2007-754(2) (1 specimen, sampled around Majumga); IE-2007-760 (1 specimen, collected between Majunga & Cape Saint-André); IE-2007-777 (1 specimen, around Majumga); IE 2007-778(4) (3 specimens, collected around Majumga); IE-2007-804 (3 specimens, sampled between Majunga & Cape Saint-André).

Remarks. The present record extends the distribution of this species from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean to the East Indian Ocean.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, 1901. A: External views of specimens IE- 2007 - 804. B – D: SEM photos od ossicles from dorsal body wall (B), ventral body wall (C) and ventral tube feet (D). Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 20 µm; C, D = 10 µm.