World Register of Deep-Sea species - Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886)

Deep-Sea name details

Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886)

AphiaID

213099 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213099)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Mesothuria murrayi (Théel, 1886)

Rank

Species

Parent

Mesothuria (Mesothuria) Ludwig, 1894 accepted as Mesothuria Ludwig, 1894

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Deep-Sea (2025). Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213099 on 2025-06-03

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213099 on 2025-06-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1999-06-08 10:32:31Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-29 07:24:43Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2010-10-06 09:23:00Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

2014-09-25 08:03:53Z

changed

Kremenetskaia, Antonina

[taxonomic tree]

basis of record Thandar, A. S. (1992). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. Part 18: Holothuroidea. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 101: 159-180. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental slope, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 270-774 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in Hawaii and Admiralty Island (Thandar, 1989); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Habitat: Globigerina ooze, sand grains and broken shells (Thandar, 1989). [details]

Holotype Holotype Natural History Museum, London (England) 1886.10.2.177. Type locality: Admiralty Is. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Language	Name
Japanese	クマサカナマコ	[details]