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Thyone herberti, a new dendrochirotid species from the east coast of South Africa (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 1999

Ahmed S. Thandar  and
Vish Rajpal
Ahmed S. Thandar
Affiliation:
University of Durban-Westville, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
Vish Rajpal
Affiliation:
University of Durban-Westville, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa
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Abstract

A new species of a dendrochirotid holothuroid, Thyone herberti, is described from the deep waters of Matigulu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The new species is distinct from other species of the genus in the form of its calcareous ring, in which the radial plates are prolonged posteriorly before bifurcating, and in the presence of non-rosette-like perforated rods and plates in the tentacles and the introvert. The new species increases to eight the number of southern African species currently classified in the genus Thyone.

Keywords

Holothuroideanew speciesPhyllophoridaeEchinodermataDendrochirotidaThyone
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Zoology , Volume 248 , Issue 2 , June 1999 , pp. 189 - 193
Copyright
© 1999 The Zoological Society of London

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