Bathyplotes Östergren, 1896

Xiao, Yunlu & Xiao, Ning, 2025, Description of four new synallactid species (Holothuroidea, Synallactida, Synallactidae) from the tropical Western Pacific Ocean, ZooKeys 1231, pp. 347-370 : 347-370

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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.142729

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15021489

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scientific name

Bathyplotes Östergren, 1896
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Genus Bathyplotes Östergren, 1896 View in CoL

Diagnosis.

Tentacles 15–20. Mouth ventral, anus dorsal, subdorsal or nearly terminal. Skin rather thick. Body with sole-like ventral side, usually with marginal appendages. Midventral ambulacrum with a few tube feet or naked. Ventrolateral tube feet arranged in a single row or multiple rows. Dorsal papillae more or less distinctly arranged in rows. Tables with cross-shaped disc and a spire formed by 1–5 pillars, usually with several transverse beams (rarely without transverse beams); C- shaped bodies may be present [adapted from Solís-Marín 2003: 124].

Type species.

Bathyplotes natans ( Sars, 1868) by original designation.

Type locality.

Lofoten, northern Norway, depth 366– 549 m.