Sipunculans and Echiurans of Isla del Coco (Cocos Island), Costa Rica
Vargas, Rita
Kawauchi, Gisele Y.
Zootaxa
2010
2557
60
68
7R6YQ
Ikeda, 1904
Ikeda
1904
[151,615,1490,1516]
Phascolosomatidea
Aspidosiphonidae
Aspidosiphon
Animalia
Aspidosiphoniformes
4
64
Sipuncula
species
misakiensis
Material examined. Silverado, subtidal calcareous rock, 11 m, 23 May 2008, one specimen 6 mm.
Remarks: The shield is made up of closely set granular units of differing size; edge of shield demarcated by lighter colored units bordered with occasional small, papilla-like units. Comparison of this specimen with specimens from Japan(MCZ collection) showed that the anal shield was similar while the anal shield of specimens from the Azores had a wider, indistinct edge, grading to papilla-like units. Caudal shield offset dorsally and similar to anal shield; one specimen from Japanalso had an offset caudal shield. Longitudinal muscle layer continuous, retractor muscles attach posteriorly at the caudal shield. Introvert with 32 rings of hooks, hooks bidentate or weakly bidentate, remainder bidentate; proximal introvert covered by many scattered unidentate hooks. Aspidosiphon misakiensishas been previously reported from Japanand Australiain the Pacific Ocean as well as both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea ( Cutler 1994). This is the first report of this species in the eastern Pacific Ocean.