Redescription of Stichopus naso Semper, 1868 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Stichopodidae)
Massin, C. (2007). Redescription of Stichopus naso Semper, 1868 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Stichopodidae). Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 77: 123-130
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Bruxelles. ISSN 0374-6429, meer
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Classification > Taxonomy
Stichopus naso Semper, 1868 [WoRMS]
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| Abstract |
Specimens from Japan, Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Madagascar have allowed a complete redescription of Stichopus naso Semper, 1868. The species, with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution, is new to the fauna of Papua New Guinea and Madagascar. Similar to several other shallow-water holothurians it has the potential to reproduce by transversal fission. When disturbed, the body undulates in a typical fashion and it is capable of limited swimming movements. |
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