A new species of Bohadschia (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) from the Western Indian Ocean with a redescription of Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Massin, C.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Conand, C.; Samyn, Y. (2003). A new species of Bohadschia (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) from the Western Indian Ocean with a redescription of Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833), in: Samyn, Y. Towards an understanding of the shallow-water holothuroid fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of the western Indian Ocean. pp. 47-57
In: Samyn, Y. (2003). Towards an understanding of the shallow-water holothuroid fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of the western Indian Ocean. PhD Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. III, 384 + 1 cd-rom pp., more
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Massin, C.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Conand, C.; Samyn, Y. (1999). A new species of Bohadschia (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) from the Western Indian Ocean with a redescription of Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 69: 151-160, more
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833 [WoRMS]; Echinodermata [WoRMS]; Holothuroidea [WoRMS] ISW, West Indian Ocean [Marine Regions] Marine/Coastal
Bohadschia atra sp. nov. from the Western Indian Ocean is described and compared with Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). B. subrubra is redescribed and compared to the new species and related Bohadschia species. The shape of the ossicles varies with body size for both species.
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