Stichopus sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Stichopus sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Stichopus sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Holothuroidea; order: Synallactida; family: Stichopodidae; genus: Stichopus; scientificNameAuthorship: Brandt, 1835; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Desroches S 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 250 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 250 m; locationRemarks: First Descent: Seychelles Expedition; Identification: identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender, Paris Stefanoudis; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Body surface covered in spike-like papillae, but otherwise smooth. Square body cross-section. Approximately 10 cm long. Colouration dark red (Fig. 147 ).

Figures

Figure 147. Stichopus sp. indet. Desroches S 1, 250 m.