Family GEPHYROTHURIIDAE
Compiler and date details
2012 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
2001 - Tim O'Hara, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
1995 - F.W.E. Rowe & J. Gates, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Introduction
This family is widespread throughout the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Two genera are recognised, including one in Australian waters, represented by a single species.
Gephyrothuriidae, recently referred by O'Loughlin (1998b) to the order Molpadida, are distinguished by the following features:15 digitate tentacles, rudimentary papillae, tentacle ampullae absent, lacking a posterior taper to the body, and no spicules in the body wall.
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. Elasipod holothurians from the continental slope of Australia. pp. 499-504, figs 1-2 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.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |