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Thandar, A. S. (1989). The sclerodactylid holothurians of southern Africa, with the erection of one new subfamily and two new genera (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). S. Afr. Tydskr. Dierk. 24(4): 290 - 304.
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Thandar, A. S.
1989
The sclerodactylid holothurians of southern Africa, with the erection of one new subfamily and two new genera (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)
S. Afr. Tydskr. Dierk.
24(4): 290 - 304
Publication
The sclerodactylid subfamily Sclerodactylinae is restricted to include only those forms with a short, compact, tubular calcareous ring and a new subfamily Sclerothyoninae is diagnosed to accommodate two new southern African monotypic genera Sclerothyone and Temparena, with compact but non-tubular calcareous rings. The new genera are erected respectively for Ludwig and Heding's (1935) Cucumaria? Velligera and C.? chuni, formerly classified in Pentamera. This brings the total number of sclerodactylid holothurians known from southern Africa to six genera and seven species. All taxa are diagnosed and/or described, a key is provided for all southern African species and their local distributions are mapped.
Havelockia venustella (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) accepted as Thyone venustella Ludwig & Heding, 1935 (basis of record)
Havelockia versicolor (Semper, 1867) (basis of record) Ohshimella Heding & Panning, 1954 (basis of record) Pentamera chuni (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) accepted as Temparena chuni (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) (source of synonymy) Pentamera velligera (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) accepted as Sclerothyone velligera (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) (source of synonymy) Sclerodactylidae Panning, 1949 (identification resource) Sclerothyone Thandar, 1989 (original description) Sclerothyone velligera (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) (additional source) Temparena Thandar, 1989 (original description) Temparena chuni (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) (additional source)
East Africa for Ohshimella ehrenbergii (Selenka, 1868)
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Cladolabes aciculus (Semper, 1867) Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Ohshimella mauritiensis Heding & Panning, 1954 Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Afrocucumis africana (Semper, 1867) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Havelockia versicolor (Semper, 1867) Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone for Ohshimella ehrenbergii (Selenka, 1868) Red Sea for Ohshimella ehrenbergii (Selenka, 1868) South Africa (country) for Havelockia venustella (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) South Africa (country) for Ohshimella ehrenbergii (Selenka, 1868) South Africa (country) for Sclerothyone velligera (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) South Africa (country) for Temparena chuni (Ludwig & Heding, 1935) |