A new species of Pentamera Ayres, 1852 from the Brazilian coast (Holothuroidea, Dendrochirotida, Phyllophoridae)

Pentamera paraibanensis sp. n. is described from more than 3000 specimens as a new species of Phyllophoridae from northeast Brazil, in the tropical southwestern Atlantic. It is distinguished from its congeners by the shape of the calcareous ring with moderate posterior processes, and by the tables i...

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Main Authors: Jessica Prata, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-11-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=9769