Document of bibliographic reference 29667
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- Cherbonniera utriculus gen. nov., sp. nov., petite Holothurie (Molpadonia, Molpadiidae) des vases abyssales du Nord-Est atlantique
- Abstract
- Sea cucumbers of the Molpadonia order are average size animals, frequently found on deep muddy sea bottoms. The Molpadonia order, often reorganized by Clark (2), Heding (3), Deichman (4) and Pawson (5), currently consists of four families. Several abnormally small specimens, of a new genus, possibly belonging to the Molpadiidae, were collected with an epibenthic drag during the Polygas (October 1972) and Biogas 4 (February 1974) cruises at the following stations.
- Abstract in other language
- Une série de dragages, réalisés dans la plaine abyssale du Golfe de Gascogne, a permis de récolter de nombreux individus de très petite taille et cependant adultes d'une Holothurie nouvelle de l'ordre des Molpadonia. L'étude de cette forme curieuse conduit à la création d'un genre nouveau, dont l'insertion parmi les quatre familles de Molpadonia soulève certaines difficultés.
- Bibliographic citation
- Sibuet, M. (1974). Cherbonniera utriculus gen. nov., sp. nov., petite Holothurie (Molpadonia, Molpadiidae) des vases abyssales du Nord-Est atlantique. C. R. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci., Ser. D, Sci. Nat. 279(D): 1443-1445, planche I
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- Marine
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