Pannychia moseleyi | |
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A Solaster feeding on Pannychia moseley | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Elasipodida |
Family: | Laetmogonidae |
Genus: | Pannychia |
Species: | P. moseleyi
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Binomial name | |
Pannychia moseleyi Théel, 1882
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Pannychia moseleyi is a sea cucumber in the family Laetmogonidae. It was first described by Johan Hjalmar Théel in 1882. [1] It can be up to 200 mm long and 40 mm wide. [2] It occurs in the benthic zone at depths greater than 400 m. [3]
Pannychia moseleyi produces bioluminescence in the form of waves of blue and green light travelling along its body. [3] [4]
Pannychia moseleyi | |
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A Solaster feeding on Pannychia moseley | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Elasipodida |
Family: | Laetmogonidae |
Genus: | Pannychia |
Species: | P. moseleyi
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Binomial name | |
Pannychia moseleyi Théel, 1882
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Pannychia moseleyi is a sea cucumber in the family Laetmogonidae. It was first described by Johan Hjalmar Théel in 1882. [1] It can be up to 200 mm long and 40 mm wide. [2] It occurs in the benthic zone at depths greater than 400 m. [3]
Pannychia moseleyi produces bioluminescence in the form of waves of blue and green light travelling along its body. [3] [4]