WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Synapta minuta Becher, 1906) Becher, S. (1906). Uber Synapta minuta n. sp., eine brutpflegende Synaptide der Nordsee, und uber die contractilen Rosetten der Holothurien. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 30: 505-509., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30259207 [details]
basis of record
Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Massin, C.; Appeltans, W.; Van Hoey, G.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2005). Leptosynapta minuta (Becher, 1906) (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea), a new record for Belgian marine waters. <em>Belg. J. Zool.</em> 135(1): 83-86. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Southward, E.C.; Campbell, A.C. (2006). [Echinoderms: keys and notes for the identification of British species]. <i>Synopses of the British fauna (new series)</i>, 56. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-269-2. 272 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
From other sources
Breeding Viviparous, can contain several developing young [details]
Distribution At about 20 m depth in muddy sand or fine gravel; Isle of Man, Galway, probably overlooked elsewhere [details]
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