Loisettea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Cucumariidae
Genus: Loisettea
Rowe & Pawson, 1985
Type species
Loisettea amphictena
Rowe & Pawson, 1985

Loisettea is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Cucumariidae.[1][2] It was first described in 1985.[2][3] The genus name honours Loisette M. Marsh.[3]

This genus differs from others in the subfamily Colochirinae in having body wall ossicles, which are deep complex cups, buttons, and large scales.[3] Species of this genus are found off the north-western coasts of Australia, and off the Sunda Islands.[3]

Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus Loisettea:[1][2]

  • Loisettea amphictena Rowe & Pawson, 1985
  • Loisettea gazellae (Lampert, 1889)

References

  1. 1 2 Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Loisettea Rowe & Pawson, 1985". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 F.W.E. Rowe; D.L. Pawson (1985). "Loisettea amphictena, new genus, new species, from the sublittoral of northwestern Australia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98 (3): 672–677. ISSN 0006-324X. Wikidata Q111038696.


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