Abstract
The present paper describes a new apodid holothuroid living on the spines of cidarid echinoids. This new species is characterised by large ossicles and especially by huge rods in the tentacles. A table summarises the characteristics of the known Taeniogyrus species.
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It is a pleasure to thank the crew members of R.V. Polarstern for collecting and sorting the material on board, Drs. Ch. De Ridder and B. David who gave us the opportunity to study this very interesting material, and Dr. L. Berry for improving the English. The second author is financially supported by a PADD2 project (SSTC EV/11/24C).
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Massin, C., Hétérier, V. On a new species of apodid, Taeniogyrus magnibaculus n. sp. (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea), from Antarctica, living on the spines of cidarid echinoids. Polar Biol 27, 441–444 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-004-0607-3
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