| Loisettea | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Cucumariidae |
| Genus: |
Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| Loisettea amphictena Rowe & Pawson, 1985
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Loisettea is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Cucumariidae. [1] [2] It was first described in 1985. [2] [3] The genus name honours Loisette M. Marsh. [3]
This genus differs from others in the subfamily Colochirinae in having body wall ossicles, which are deep complex cups, buttons, and large scales. [3] Species of this genus are found off the north-western coasts of Australia, and off the Sunda Islands. [3]
Species
The following two species are recognised in the genus Loisettea: [1] [2]
- Loisettea amphictena Rowe & Pawson, 1985
- Loisettea gazellae (Lampert, 1889)
References
- ^ a b Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d F.W.E. Rowe; D.L. Pawson (1985). "Loisettea amphictena, new genus, new species, from the sublittoral of northwestern Australia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98 (3): 672–677. ISSN 0006-324X. Wikidata Q111038696.
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| Loisettea | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Cucumariidae |
| Genus: |
Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985 |
| Type species | |
| Loisettea amphictena Rowe & Pawson, 1985
| |
Loisettea is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Cucumariidae. [1] [2] It was first described in 1985. [2] [3] The genus name honours Loisette M. Marsh. [3]
This genus differs from others in the subfamily Colochirinae in having body wall ossicles, which are deep complex cups, buttons, and large scales. [3] Species of this genus are found off the north-western coasts of Australia, and off the Sunda Islands. [3]
Species
The following two species are recognised in the genus Loisettea: [1] [2]
- Loisettea amphictena Rowe & Pawson, 1985
- Loisettea gazellae (Lampert, 1889)
References
- ^ a b Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d F.W.E. Rowe; D.L. Pawson (1985). "Loisettea amphictena, new genus, new species, from the sublittoral of northwestern Australia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98 (3): 672–677. ISSN 0006-324X. Wikidata Q111038696.
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| This article about a sea cucumber is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |