ZooKeys (Apr 2019)

The sea cucumber Holothuria lineata Ludwig, 1875 (Holothuroidea, Aspidochirotida, Holothuriidae) re-described from the newly found type

  • Yves Samyn,
  • Claude Massin,
  • Didier Vandenspiegel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.836.29932
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 836
pp. 81 – 91

Abstract

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A re-description of the little-known holothurian species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) lineata Ludwig, 1875 is given. It is based on the single recovered type specimen and an individual recently collected on Glorioso Islands, near Madagascar. A key to separate three closely related and commonly confused species, i.e., Holothuria (Lessonothuria) pardalis Selenka, 1867, Holothuria (Lessenothuria) verrucosa Selenka, 1867 and Holothuria (Lessonothuria) insignis Ludwig, 1875, is presented.