Galapagos Species Database

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Pannychia moseleyi Théel, 1882

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Echinodermata

Class
Holothuroidea

Order
Elasipodida

Suborder
Deimatina

Family
Laetmogonidae

Genus
Pannychia

Species
moseleyi

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Laetmophasma fecundum Ludwig, 1893, Pannychia moseleyi mollis Savel'eva, 1933, Pannychia moseleyi var. henrici Ludwig, 1894, Pannychia moseleyi virgulifera Ohshima, 1915, Pannychia multiradiata Sluiter, 1901, Pannychia pallida Fisher, 1907, fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Mexico, Panama, Peru and Galapagos Islands

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.

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