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The Fauna of Akkeshi Bay : XXVI. Holothuroidea (With 7 text-figures)
Title: | The Fauna of Akkeshi Bay : XXVI. Holothuroidea (With 7 text-figures) |
Authors: | OGURO, Chitaru Browse this author |
Issue Date: | Mar-1961 |
Publisher: | Akkeshi Marine Biological Station |
Journal Title: | Publications from the Akkeshi Marine Biological Station |
Volume: | 11 |
Start Page: | 2 |
End Page: | 4 |
Abstract: | The present paper is a preliminary report on the holothurian fauna of Akkeshi Bay, based on the collection in 1955-1960. The specimens collected contain 3 actinopodous and 1 apodous species, of which the apodous holothurian is referable to a new species forming a new genus. In the following will be given some ecological notes on the former 3 wellknown species and the description of a new genus and a new species. Before proceeding further, the author wishes to express his cordial thanks to Professor Tohru Uchida, under whose direction this work has been carried out, for his kind guidance and revision of the rnanuscript. His thanks are also due to Professor Densaburo Inaba, Tokyo University of Fisheries, for his kindness in loaning the author a precious literature. The species treated in this paper are listed below. Order Aspidochirota Family Holothuridae Subfamily Holothurinae 1) Stichopus japonicus Selenka Order Dendrochirota Family Cucumaridae 2) Cucumaria japonica Semper 3) Cucumaria chronhjelmi Thee1 Order Apoda Family Synaptidae Subfamily Chiridotinae 4) Scoliodotella uchidai n. gen. et n. sp. |
Type: | bulletin (article) |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/68369 |
Appears in Collections: | Publications from the Akkeshi Marine Biological Station > No.11
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