?Holothuria (Lessonothuria) coronata sp. nov. (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea), a new species of sea cucumber from Socorro Island, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Holothuria (Lessonothuria) coronatasp. nov. occurs in depths of 5-10 m off the Mexican Pacific coast at the Revillagigedo Archipelago. It is clearly distinguished from other species of the subgenus by the presence of tables with a circular disc and big peripheral holes, sometimes with a second series of peripheral ones, a disc with a spiny or smooth rim and a spire crossed by a single cross-beam, dorsal papillae, and ventral tube feet with curved supporting rods with a spiny edge.

SUBMITTER: Villanueva BAY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9021151 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature