ZooKeys (Oct 2023)

Epitomapta aumakua sp. nov., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from Hawai`i (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida)

  • Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín,
  • Carlos Andrés Conejeros-Vargas,
  • Andrea Alejandra Caballero-Ochoa,
  • Sheila Colleen Byers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1183.111620
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1183
pp. 73 – 80

Abstract

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Epitomapta aumakua sp. nov. occurs at a depth of 2.5 m in Kualoa, O`ahu, Hawai`i, living in coarse sand. It is distinctive in having 12 pinnate tentacles, each tentacle with three pairs of digits and 6–8 sensory cups. The body wall bears papillae or oval bumps, and the length of body reaches a maximum length of 18.4 mm after relaxation.