WoRMS taxon details
Pawsonellus africanus Thandar, 1986
212474 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212474)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Thandar, A.S. (1986). A new genus and species of a dendrochirotid holothurian from Southern Africa. J. Zool., Lond. 210: 483 - 488. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Note 16 Km. south of Durban. Holotype in South...
Unreviewed
Type locality 16 Km. south of Durban. Holotype in South African Museum, Cape Town (South Africa) A23442; paratypes in South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa A23443 (28 specimens), paratype in Natal Museum No. 3061 (27 specimens), paratype in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1985.8.28.1 (10 specimens), paratype in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J20185 (4 specimens) (Selenka, 1867) [details]
WoRMS (2025). Pawsonellus africanus Thandar, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212474 on 2025-07-22
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
Thandar, A.S. (1986). A new genus and species of a dendrochirotid holothurian from Southern Africa. J. Zool., Lond. 210: 483 - 488. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Thandar, A.S. (1986). A new genus and species of a dendrochirotid holothurian from Southern Africa. J. Zool., Lond. 210: 483 - 488. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Thandar, A.S. (1986). A new genus and species of a dendrochirotid holothurian from Southern Africa. J. Zool., Lond. 210: 483 - 488. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Habitat: Reef sand, sea weeds and bryozoans (Thandar, 1991). Distribution: Southern Natal, South Africa, depth range 6-36 m. (Selenka, 1867) [details]
Type locality 16 Km. south of Durban. Holotype in South African Museum, Cape Town (South Africa) A23442; paratypes in South African Museum, Cape Town, South Africa A23443 (28 specimens), paratype in Natal Museum No. 3061 (27 specimens), paratype in Natural History Museum, London (England) 1985.8.28.1 (10 specimens), paratype in Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia) J20185 (4 specimens) (Selenka, 1867) [details]
