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Family LAETMOGONIDAE


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

The family Laetmogonidae is cosmopolitan with five known genera. Two genera and six species occur in Australia.

This family is distinguished from other holothurian families in the order Elasipodida by the following combination of character states: body more or less cylindrical; ventrolateral radii each with well developed pedicles; midventral radius naked or with small pedicels; dorsal processes elongate, flexible; ossicles include wheels, often with rods or spinous crosses.

 

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)