Mesothuria parva ( Théel, 1886 ), Theel, 1886

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 : 471

Mesothuria parva ( Théel, 1886)

( Fig. 13 A – B)

Holothuria murrayi var. parva Théel, 1886: 186 , pl. 9, fig. 2, pl 16, figs 4 & 5 Mesothuria parva ; Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981 (records); Thandar 1992: 161, figs 1 & 6A Mesothuria deani Mitsikuri, 1912: 40 – 42, textfig. 9

Material examined. Non-type material: IE-2007-813 (3 specimens, sampled in front of Nazendry Bay ); IE-2007- 775 (3 specimens, collected in front of Nazendry Bay)

Remarks. This well-known species is a new record for Madagascar. The closest previous record is from Sodwana Bay in South Africa ( Thandar, 1992).

Figures

FIGURE 13 Mesothuria parva (Théel, 1886). A: Dorsal views of specimens IE- 2007 - 813; B: SEM photos of ossicles from the body wall. Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 10 µm.