- Australostichopus Levin, V.S. in Moraes, G., Norhcote, P.C., Kalinin, V.I., Avilov, S.A., Silchenko, A.S., Dmitrenok, P.S., Stonik, V.A. & Levin, V.S. 2004. Structure of the major triterpene glycoside from the sea cucumber Stichopus mollis and evidence to reclassify this species into the new genus Australostichopus. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 32: 637-650 [644].
Type species:
Holothuria mollis Hutton, 1872 by monotypy.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
History of changes
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| 14-Feb-2012 | ADDED |
- Holothuria mollis Hutton, F.W. 1872. Catalogue of the Echinodermata of New Zealand, with diagnoses of the species. Wellington : Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department 17 pp. [15].
Type data:
Holotype MONZ (depository uncertain), New Zealand. - Stichopus simulans Dendy, A. & Hindle, E. 1907. Some additions to our knowledge of the New Zealand holothurians. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology Zool. 30: 95-125 figs A-C pls 11-14 [96, pl. 11 fig. 5].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (whereabouts undetermined), Resolution Island, New Zealand.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Mortensen, T. 1925. Echinoderms of New Zealand and the Auckland-Campbell Islands. III–V. Asteroidea, Holothurioidea and Crinoidea. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn 79: 261-420, figs 1-70, pls 12-14 [327]
Generic Combinations
- Stichopus mollis (Hutton, 1872).
- Australostichopus mollis (Hutton, 1872). —
Moraes, G., Norhcote, P.C., Kalinin, V.I., Avilov, S.A., Silchenko, A.S., Dmitrenok, P.S., Stonik, V.A. & Levin, V.S. 2004. Structure of the major triterpene glycoside from the sea cucumber Stichopus mollis and evidence to reclassify this species into the new genus Australostichopus. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 32: 637-650
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Broken Bay, NSW to Fremantle and Houtman Abrolhos, WA; New Zealand. Depth range 0-140 m
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, deposit feeder, detritivore, temperate.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
Hickman, V.V. 1962. Tasmanian sea-cucumbers (Holothuroidea). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 96: 49-72 figs 1-186 pls 1-2
Rowe, F.W.E. 1982. Sea-cucumbers (Class Holothurioidea). 454-476-11 figs pls 29(6), 30(3-4), 31(1) in Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Adelaide : Government Printer Part 1 491 pp.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2012 | 14-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |