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Thandar, A.S. (1991). The Cucumariid holothurians of southern Africa with the erection of a new genus. S. Afr. J. Zool. 26(3): 115 - 139.
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the southern African dendrochirotid holothurians of the family Cucumariidae (sensu Pawson & Fell, 1965) are revised and a new genus Pseudoaslia is erected to accommpdate Cucumaria tetracentriophora Heding, 1938, which possesses a combination of slender forked rods and four-holed knobbed buttons as body wall deposits. In addition, Pentacta squamosa Cherbonnier, 1970 is declared a synonym of Ocnus capensis (Theél, 1886); Cucumaria rigidapeda Cherbonnier, 1952 and C. corbula Cherbonnier, 1953 are referred respectively to the general Trachythyone and Ocnus; and Pseudocolochirus violaceus Theél, 1886 and a specimen tentatively referred to as Trachythyone parva (Ludwig, 1875) are recorded for the first time from southern Africa. These changes result in the total number of cucumariid holothurians now known from southern Africa to 10 genera and 18 species. All species are keyed, briefly described and/or discussed, and their local distributions mapped.
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Aslia Rowe, 1970 (additional source)
Aslia spyridophora (H.L. Clark, 1923) (additional source) Cucumaria capensis Théel, 1886 accepted as Ocnus capensis (Théel, 1886) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria deichmanni Cherbonnier, 1952 accepted as Roweia frauenfeldi frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) accepted as Roweia frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria frauenfeldi Ludwig, 1882 accepted as Roweia frauenfeldi frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) accepted as Roweia frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria improvisa Ludwig, 1875 accepted as Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria rigidapeda Cherbonnier, 1952 accepted as Trachythyone rigidapeda (Cherbonnier, 1952) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria spyridophora H.L. Clark, 1923 accepted as Aslia spyridophora (H.L. Clark, 1923) (source of synonymy) Cucumaria tetracentriophora Heding, 1938 accepted as Pseudoaslia tetracentriophora (Heding, 1938) (source of synonymy) Cucumella triplex Ludwig & Heding, 1935 (basis of record) Ocnus corbulus (Cherbonnier, 1953) (basis of record) Pawsonellus Thandar, 1986 (basis of record) Pentacta doliolum (Pallas, 1766) (basis of record) Pentacta squamosa Cherbonnier, 1970 accepted as Ocnus capensis (Théel, 1886) (source of synonymy) Plesiocolochirus australis (Ludwig, 1875) (basis of record) Pseudoaslia Thandar, 1991 (original description) Pseudoaslia tetracentriophora (Heding, 1938) (additional source) Pseudocnella insolens (Théel, 1886) accepted as Hemiocnus insolens (Théel, 1886) (additional source) Pseudocnella sinorbis (Cherbonnier, 1952) (additional source) Pseudocnella sykion (Lampert, 1885) (additional source) Roweia Thandar, 1985 (basis of record) Roweia stephensoni (John, 1939) (additional source) Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875) (additional source) Trachythyone parva (Ludwig, 1875) (additional source) Trachythyone rigidapeda (Cherbonnier, 1952) (additional source)
East Africa for Pentacta doliolum (Pallas, 1766) (inaccurate)
East Africa for Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886) East Africa for Trachythyone crucifera (Semper, 1869) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Pentacta tessellara Cherbonnier, 1970 Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Pseudocnella sinorbis (Cherbonnier, 1952) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Pseudocnella sykion (Lampert, 1885) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Roweia frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Trachythyone crucifera (Semper, 1869) South Africa (country) for Aslia spyridophora (H.L. Clark, 1923) South Africa (country) for Ocnus capensis (Théel, 1886) South Africa (country) for Ocnus corbulus (Cherbonnier, 1953) South Africa (country) for Pawsonellus africanus Thandar, 1986 South Africa (country) for Pentacta doliolum (Pallas, 1766) South Africa (country) for Pentacta tessellara Cherbonnier, 1970 South Africa (country) for Pseudoaslia tetracentriophora (Heding, 1938) South Africa (country) for Pseudocnella insolens (Théel, 1886) South Africa (country) for Pseudocnella sinorbis (Cherbonnier, 1952) South Africa (country) for Pseudocnella sykion (Lampert, 1885) South Africa (country) for Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886) South Africa (country) for Roweia frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) South Africa (country) for Roweia frauenfeldi frauenfeldi (Ludwig, 1882) South Africa (country) for Roweia frauenfeldi webbi (Thandar, 1977) South Africa (country) for Roweia stephensoni (John, 1939) South Africa (country) for Trachythyone crucifera (Semper, 1869) South Africa (country) for Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875) South Africa (country) for Trachythyone parva (Ludwig, 1875) (inaccurate) South Africa (country) for Trachythyone rigidapeda (Cherbonnier, 1952) South Africa (country) for Xenia macrospiculata Gohar, 1940 |