The marine fauna of New Zealand: Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)
Pawson, D.L. (1970). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). NIWA Biodiversity Memoir, 52. New Zealand Oceanographic Institute: Wellington. 7-69 pp.
Part of: New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir. New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research: Wellington. ISSN 0083-7903, more
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The New Zealand holothurian fauna now comprises 49 species belonging to 36 genera. All orders of the Class Holothuroidea occur in New Zealand, and the Dendrochirotida, Elasipodida, and Apodida are particularly well represented. The fauna is reviewed here, the report being based upon a total of 1,121 specimens in the collections of the New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, the Dominion Museum, and other institutions. Keys are given to all taxa, and a general key to the species is given. One new family is diagnosed to accommodate the New Zealand genus Heterothyone. [...] |
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