Psolus tesselatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dendrochirotida
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: Actinopoda Ordo: Dendrochirotida

Familia: Psolidae
Genus: Psolus
Species: Psolus tesselatus

Name

Psolus tesselatus Koehler, 1896

Neotype: RBINS IG31016-HOL 1304 (designation: Massin, 2013)

Type locality: Neotype: Station 14 of the VITAL campaign (47°36’ N – 8°25’ W, 1399-1442 m, collecting date 23 Aug. 2002). Holotype (lost): Caudan 1895: station 5. Bay of Biscay; Depth: 1700 M.

References

Fiege, D. & Janssen, R. 1998. Ein Fall von Parasitismus bei Psolus tessellatus einer ungewöhnlichen Holothurie. Natur und Museum. 128 (10): 341-344 [see page 341]
Koehler, J.B.F.R. 1896a. Échinodermes. In: Résultats scientifiques de la campagne du "Caudan" dans le Golfe de Gascogne - août-septembre 1895. Annales de l'Université de Lyon. 26: 33-127. BHL Reference page. [see pages 119-121, original description]
Massin, C. 2013. Redescription of Psolus tessellatus Koehler, 1896 (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) with neotype designation. European Journal of Taxonomy. 38: 1–5. DOI: 10.5852/EJT.2013.38 Reference page. [redescription and neotype designation]
Mortensen, O.T.J. 1927. Handbook of the echinoderms of the British Isles. Humphrey Milford/Oxford University Press: London. IX, 471 pp. BHL Reference page. [see pages 414]

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