Plesiocolochirus ignavus ( Ludwig, 1875 )

O’Loughlin, P Mark & Vandenspiegel, Didier, 2012, Sea cucumbers collected by the Kermadec Biodiscovery Expedition 2011 (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Apodida and Dendrochirotida), Zootaxa 3515, pp. 60-66 : 63

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.214437
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6166795
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scientific name	Plesiocolochirus ignavus ( Ludwig, 1875 )
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Plesiocolochirus ignavus ( Ludwig, 1875) View in CoL

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Material examined. Kermadec Islands, Meyer Island, rock wall scrapings, 6–15 m, collected S. Keable and A. Reid, 19 May 2011, fixed 10% formalin, preserved 70% ethanol, AIM MA 30358 (1); AM J24974 View Materials (2).

Remarks. As recorded by Rowe and Gates (1995), Plesiocolochirus ignavus ( Ludwig, 1875) is found across southern Australia, and in our experience is one of the most abundant holothuroids. O’Loughlin & Alcock (2000) reported its occurrence in New Zealand in Hauraki Gulf ( 20 m) on the NE of the North Island, and in Dusky Sound ( 11–18 m). The Kermadec specimens are not the tropical species Plesiocolochirus australis ( Ludwig, 1875) of northern Australia. Its occurrence on the Kermadec Islands is an extension of its distribution.