Psolus agulhasicus Ludwig & Heding, 1935

Samyn, Yves & Vandenspiegel, Didier, 2016, Sublittoral and bathyal sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Northern Mozambique Channel with description of six new species, Zootaxa 4196 (4), pp. 451-497 : 488

Psolus agulhasicus Ludwig & Heding, 1935

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Psolus agulhasicus Ludwig & Heding, 1935: 160 , textfigs 25 (1&2), 26 (1&2), 27 (1&2); Deichmann, 1948: 362, pl. 21, figs 11 & 12 (synonymy).

Material examined. Non-type material: IE-2007-771 (22 specimens 3, sampled West of Ambre Cape) ; IE-2007- 770 (1 specimen, sampled West of Cape Ambre) .

Remarks. Previously known only from off Aghulhas and off Cape Good Hope, South Africa. The present records extends the distribution of P. agulhasicus considerably to the north. Previous records were taken at depths varying from ± 140 m to ± 1365 m ; our samples were taken at depths of 653 m and 930 m.

Figures

FIGURE 28. Psolus agulhasicus Ludwig & Heding, 1935. A: Ventral and dorsal views of one specimen from IE- 2007 - 771. B – C: SEM photos of ossicles from the body wall. Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 20 µm; C = 200 µm.