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- Title
ln situ observations on the genus Bathyplotes (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata) in Antarctica and its relevance to taxonomy.
- Authors
GUTT, JULIAN; KLAGES, MICHAEL
- Abstract
Nineteen holothurian specimens were photographed or videotaped in situ on the deeper shelf of the Weddell Sea (Antarctica). These specimens show a different gradient and combinations of characteristics which are found in Bathyplotes rubipunctatus Gutt, 1990. A close relationship to this species is therefore suggested. However, based on external features which are conspicuous in live animals but not visible in preserved material they are classified into five groups. Further investigations will reveal whether these groups are distinct species, or merely variants of B. rubipunctatus.
- Publication
Zoologica Scripta, 1991, Vol 20, Issue 3, p301
- ISSN
0300-3256
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-6409.1991.tb00294.x