Mesothuria parva (Théel, 1886)

(Fig. 13 A – B)

Holothuria murrayi var. parva Théel, 1886: 186, pl. 9, fig. 2, pl 16, figs 4 & 5 Mesothuria parva; Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981 (records); Thandar 1992: 161, figs 1 & 6A Mesothuria deani Mitsikuri, 1912: 40 – 42, textfig. 9

Material examined. Non-type material: IE-2007-813 (3 specimens, sampled in front of Nazendry Bay); IE-2007- 775 (3 specimens, collected in front of Nazendry Bay)

Remarks. This well-known species is a new record for Madagascar. The closest previous record is from Sodwana Bay in South Africa (Thandar, 1992).