Epitomapta simentalae sp. n., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from the Central Eastern Pacific coast of Mexico (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida)

Authors: Conejeros, Carlos DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.817.29406 Published: Jan. 1, 2019 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Leptosynaptinae · Topics: Echinoderm biology and ecology, Marine and coastal plant biology, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

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Epitomapta simentalae sp. n. occurs in depths of 4–10 m off the Mexican Central Pacific coast. It is distinctive in having twelve tentacles, each tentacle with two or three pairs of digits and four to six sensory cups, lacking papillae or oval bumps and in reaching a maximum length of 50 mm in life.

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