The genus Stichopus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Johore Marine Park (Malaysia) with the description of two new species
Massin, C.; Zulfigar, Y.; Hwai, T.S.; Boss, S.Z.R. (2002). The genus Stichopus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Johore Marine Park (Malaysia) with the description of two new species. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 72: 73-99
In: Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. Biologie = Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Bruxelles. ISSN 0374-6429, more
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Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Holothuroidea [WoRMS]; Stichopus Brandt, 1835 [WoRMS]
ISEW, South China Sea [Marine Regions]; Malaysia [Marine Regions]
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- Massin, C., more
- Zulfigar, Y.
- Hwai, T.S.
- Boss, S.Z.R.
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| Abstract |
The study of the holothurian genus Stichopus from the Johore Marine Park (Malaysia) revealed at least six different species, two being new to science: Stichopus ocellatus n. sp. and Stichopus rubermaculosus n. sp. Each species is fully described and illustrated. For the known species a list of records and the geographic distribution are given. A seventh species, Stichopus monotuberculatus, not yet recorded from the Johore Marine Park, but likely to be found there, is included in an identification key based on ossicle characters, colour pattems and behaviour. |
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