Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula ( Selenka, 1867 )

Prata, Jéssica, Manso, Cynthia L. C. & Christoffersen, Martin L., 2014, Aspidochirotida (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the northeast coast of Brazil, Zootaxa 3889 (1), pp. 127-150 : 135

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3889.1.8

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Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula ( Selenka, 1867 )
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Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula ( Selenka, 1867)

Mulleria parvula Selenka, 1867: 314 ; Semper, 1868: 77; Lampert, 1885: 76; Théel, 1886: 199; Sluiter, 1910: 333.

Holothuria captive Ludwig, 1875: 32 ; Lampert, 1885: 68; Théel, 1886: 220; Clark, 1919: 63 –64.

Actinopyga parvula .― Clark, 1919: 63; Deichmann, 1922: 199 –214, 1926: 20.

Holothuria parvula .― Deichmann, 1930: 70 –71.

Microthele parvula .― Cherbonnier, 1951: 12 –13; Deichmann, 1958: 288.

Microthele (Microthele) parvula .― Tommasi, 1969: 6.

Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula .― Rowe, 1969: 145; Oliveira et al., 2010: 12; Miranda et al., 2012: 141.

Material examined. No new material has been located here. The data below is based on the literature.

Type locality. Florida ( Deichmann 1930).

Diagnosis. See Deichmann (1930: 70–71).

Geographical distribution. United States (Florida), Bahamas, Aruba, Curaçao, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil (Alagoas, Rio de Janeiro) ( Hendler et al. 1995, Tommasi 1969, Miranda et al. 2012). According to Hendler et al. (1995) this species occurs up to 4 m deep.

Comments. Two samples (UFAL/ECH 0 610 and UFAL/ECH 0487) are recorded from the reefs of Riacho Doce and Ponta Verde, State of Alagoas ( Miranda et al. 2012). According to Hendler et al. (1995), this species is frequently mistaken with H. (S.) surinamensis , due to their similar color, capacity of fission, geographical range and habitats. They differ, however, by the clearly distinct ossicles. Holothuria (Semperothuria) surinamensis does not have buttons and its tables have a reduced disc. Only two species of subgenus Platyperona are known for the Western Atlantic, H. (Platyperona) parvula and Holothuria (Platyperona) rowei Pawson & Gust, 1981 . According to Pawson & Gust (1981) the ossicles of both species are of equivalent size, but H. (P.) parvula has buttons with alternate and non-parallel holes, while H. (P.) rowei has thick borders and tables with tapering and a truncate spire. Cutress (1996) noted increases of the tables during somatic growth and described changes in the external morphology and in the shape of the ossicles during growth of the animals.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Echinodermata

Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Aspidochirotida

Family

Holothuriidae

Genus

Holothuria

SubGenus

Platyperona

Loc

Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula ( Selenka, 1867 )

Prata, Jéssica, Manso, Cynthia L. C. & Christoffersen, Martin L. 2014
2014
Loc

Microthele (Microthele) parvula

Tommasi 1969: 6
1969
Loc

Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula

Miranda 2012: 141
Oliveira 2010: 12
Rowe 1969: 145
1969
Loc

Microthele parvula

Deichmann 1958: 288
Cherbonnier 1951: 12
1951
Loc

Holothuria parvula

Deichmann 1930: 70
1930
Loc

Mulleria parvula

Deichmann 1922: 199
Clark 1919: 63
Clark 1919: 63
Sluiter 1910: 333
Theel 1886: 199
Theel 1886: 220
Lampert 1885: 76
Lampert 1885: 68
Ludwig 1875: 32
Semper 1868: 77
Selenka 1867: 314
1867
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