Gebrukothuria, Rogacheva & Cross, 2009
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https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.29 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16813127 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/08638788-FFEA-ED74-FF7D-494D9301FB28 |
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Felipe |
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Gebrukothuria |
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gen. nov. |
Gebrukothuria View in CoL gen. nov. Rogacheva and Cross
Type species: Gebrukothuria profundus sp. nov. Rogacheva and Cross
Diagnosis. Body elongated, dark violet in colour. Tube feet: 18 on each ventrolateral ambulacra, evenly distributed. Midventral tube feet tiny. About 65 dorsal papillae along the length of each of the dorsal radius; 2 additional rows of papillae present in anterior part of dorsum. Tentacles 15. Circum-oral papillae absent. Anus dorsal, subterminal. Deposits in body wall, papillae, tube feet and tentacles only rods with blunt, pointed or rounded ends, 0.09 – 0.35 mm long, rarely bearing small spines.
Etymology. The genus is named after Dr. Andrey Gebruk of the P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology in Moscow, Russia for his numerous contributions to holothurian studies, and in particular for his work on the taxonomy of deep-sea holothurians.
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