Molpadia africana ( 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 : 490

Molpadia africana ( Ludwig & Heding, 1935)

( Fig. 30 A – C)

Trochostoma africanum Ludwig & Heding, 1935: 142 , textfig. 10.

Material examined. IE-2007-756 (2 specimens sampled in Mahajamba Bay ); IE-2007-781 (1 specimen, sampled in front of Mahajamba Bay)

Remarks. This specimen fits remarkably well with the only know previous record of this species approximately 10° to the north in the Zanzibar Channel.

Figures

FIGURE 30. Molpadia africana Ludwig & Heding, 1935. A: Dorsal view of specimen IE- 2007 - 781. B – C: SEM photos of ossicles from dorsal body wall (B) and tail (C). Scale bars: A = 1 cm; B = 50 µm; C = 20 µm.