Genus Mesothuria Ludwig, 1894

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Genus Mesothuria Ludwig, 1894

Mesothuria Ludwig, H. 1894. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. XII. The Holothurioidea. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 17(3): 1-183 pls 1-19 [31] [nom. nov. for Mesites Ludwig, 1893].
Mesites Ludwig, H. 1893. Vorläufiger Bericht über die auf den Tiefsee-Fahrten des Albatross (Frühling, 1891) im ostlichen Stillen Ocean erbeuteten Holothurien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 16: 177-186 [179] [junior homonym of Mesites Jaekel, 1833].
Type species:
Mesites multipes Ludwig, 1893 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

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), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Other Regions

Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, SE oceanic

Oriental Region

West Pacific Ocean

Palaearctic Region

Atlantic Ocean

General References

Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (despite the division of Mesothuria into subgenera by , subgenera are not adopted herein following comments by [260] regarding the unreliability of a key character used by Heding (op. cit.) and the need for reappraisal of subgeneric characters)

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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