Chiridota mortenseni

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Apodida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Holothuroidea
Subclassis: Apodacea
Ordo: Apodida

Familia: Chiridotidae
Genus: Chiridota
Species: Chiridota gigas
Synonym?: Chiridota mortenseni

Name

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  • Chiridota mortenseni Pawson, 1962
    • Authority for placement: fide WoRMS, but mentioned as a valid species by O’Loughlin & VandenSpiegel (2012: 63)
    • Gender: unchangeable [patronym]
    • Original genus: Chiridota Eschscholtz, 1829
    • Original status: valid species
    • Primary type: holotype
      • Fixation: designated and unique
      • Description:
      • Repository: MONZ, as 'Dominion Museum, Wellington, New Zealand'
    • Type locality: 'Little Papanui, Otago, New Zealand', 'lowtide level'
    • ZooBank: 5A2DFCC1-9804-4595-9E71-F049CBAAC610

Primary references

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  • Pawson, D.L. 1962: Chiridota mortenseni n.sp., a new apodous holothurian from New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, zoology 2(10): 61–64. Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 61, and figs. 1-5]

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