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Psolus chitonoides Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber, Slipper Sea Cucumber, Armoured Sea Cucumber

Psolus chitonoidesis commonly referred to as Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber, Slipper Sea Cucumber, Armoured Sea Cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Barry Island 3 Creeping pedal sea cucumber, 2015_Psolus chitonoides


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lexID:
14493 
AphiaID:
247772 
Scientific:
Psolus chitonoides 
German:
Pantoffel-Seegurke 
English:
Creeping Pedal Sea Cucumber, Slipper Sea Cucumber, Armoured Sea Cucumber 
Category:
Sjögurkor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Dendrochirotida (Order) > Psolidae (Family) > Psolus (Genus) > chitonoides (Species) 
Initial determination:
Clark, 1901 
Occurrence:
Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Gulf of California, USA 
Sea depth:
1 - 247 Meter 
Size:
up to 2.76" (7 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Plankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Psolus agulhasicus
  • Psolus antarcticus
  • Psolus arnaudi
  • Psolus ascidiiformis
  • Psolus atlantis
  • Psolus belgicae
  • Psolus byrdae
  • Psolus capensis
  • Psolus carolineae
  • Psolus cherbonnieri
 
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Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-02-10 12:34:41 

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Psolus chitonoides Clark, 1901

Psolus chitonoides, also known as the slipper sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, creeping armoured sea cucumber, or creeping pedal sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Psolidae.

It is found in shallow water on the western coast of North America.

The scientific name "chitonoides" means resembling a chiton.

Synonymised names:
Psolus californicus Fisher, 1905
Psolus chitinoides Clark, 1901 (misspelling)
Direct children (1)
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Subspecies Psolus chitonoides ochotensis Savel'eva, 1941

Scientific paper

  1. Development and metamorphosis of two psolid sea cucumbers,Psolus chitonoidesandPsolidium bullatum, with a review of reproductive patterns in the family Psolidae (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata), F. S. McEuen; F. -S. Chia, 1991
  2. Defense adaptations of the dendrochirote holothurian Psolus chitonoides Clark, Brian L. Bingham; Lee F. Braithwaite, 1986
  3. Contents volume 98g spatial distribution of the sea cucumber Psolus chitonoides: settling and post-settling behavior, , 1986
  4. Factors controlling spatial distribution of the sea cucumberPsolus chitonoides: Settling and post-settling behavior, C. M. Young; F.-S. Chia, 1982

External links

  1. Invertebrates of the Salish Sea (en). Abgerufen am 10.02.2022.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 10.02.2022.
  3. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 10.02.2022.

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