Species Gephyrothuria alcocki Koehler & Vaney, 1905

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Species Gephyrothuria alcocki Koehler & Vaney, 1905

Gephyrothuria alcocki Koehler, R. & Vaney, C. 1905. Deep-sea Holothurioidea. Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. Calcutta : Indian Museum 123 pp. 15 pls. [79, pl. 5(6-8)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) IM 2 specimens, off Sri Lanka (6º52´N 81º11´E).
Himasthlephora glauca Clark, 1907.
Type data:
Syntype(s) MCZ 158 2 syntypes, 'Albatross' Station 2678, off the coast of Georgia, USA, 1316 m [32°40'N, 76°40'30"W].
Gephyrothuria europeensis Hérouard, E. 1923. Holothuries provenant des campagnes des yachts Princesse-Alice et Hirondelle II (1898-1915). Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco 66: 1-161, pls 1-10 [Date published 31/12/1923] [30-33, pl. 9(1-4)].
Type data:
Holotype MOM 1 holotype, Off Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, 2320 m [43°45'30"N, 9°41'W].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

O'Loughlin 1998. A review of the holothurian family Gephyrothuriidae. pp. 493-498 in Mooi, R. & Telford, M. (eds). Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference San Francisco, 5-9 August 1996. Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema xxxii 923 pp. [495]

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Off Wollongong to Nowra NSW; Atlantic, Pacific and Indain Oceans. Depth range 732-3499 m.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 mile fishing zone: SE oceanic

Nearctic Region

Oriental Region

West Pacific Ocean

Palaearctic Region

Atlantic Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Abyssal, benthic, continental slope, deposit feeder, detritivore, temperate.

General References

Heding, S.G. 1940. Die Holothurien der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition II. Aspidochirote und Elasipode Formen. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 24: 317-375 figs 1-21

O'Loughlin 1998. A review of the holothurian family Gephyrothuriidae. pp. 493-498 in Mooi, R. & Telford, M. (eds). Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference San Francisco, 5-9 August 1996. Rotterdam : A.A. Balkema xxxii 923 pp. [495]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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