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Mesothuria (Zygothuria) lactea (Théel, 1886) 
AphiaID: 124569

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Aspidochirotida (Order) > Synallactidae (Family) > Mesothuria (Genus) > Mesothuria (Zygothuria) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Mesothuria (Zygothuria)
Synonymised
taxa
  Holothuria aspera Bell, 1889 (synonym)
Holothuria lactea Théel, 1886 (synonym)
Zygothuria lactea (Théel, 1886) (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Pawson, D. (2009). Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details]

additional source: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S [details]

additional source: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Bell FJ (1889) Report of a Deep-Sea Trawling Cruise off the SW. Coast of Ireland, under the direction of the Rev. W. Spotswood Green, MA., FR. GS. Echinodermata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)4:432-445. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Theel, H. (1886). Report on the Holothurioidea dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. Chall. Rep. Zool. No. xxxix: 290 pp. [details] [view taxon]

context source (Deepsea): Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]

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 Subspecies Mesothuria (Zygothuria) lactea spinosa Heding, 1940

Variety Mesothuria (Zygothuria) lactea var. spinosa Heding, 1940 accepted as Mesothuria (Zygothuria) lactea spinosa Heding, 1940
Environment marine
Distribution Bay of Biscay [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details]
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Antarctic Invertebrates
To Encyclopedia of Life
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
To ITIS
Note  Authority: Theel, 1886 [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124569
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2010-10-06 06:59:29Z  changed  Paulay, Gustav
  
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  Citation: Paulay, G.; Hansson, H. (2013). Mesothuria (Zygothuria) lactea (Théel, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124569 on 2013-05-24
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