New species of holothurian (Echinodermata : Holothuroidea) from hydrothermal vent habitats

Authors
Smirnov, AV Gebruk, AV Galkin, SV Shank, T
Citation
Av. Smirnov et al., New species of holothurian (Echinodermata : Holothuroidea) from hydrothermal vent habitats, J MARINE BI, 80(2), 2000, pp. 321-328
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
80
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
321 - 328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(200004)80:2<321:NSOH(:>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A new holothurian species Chiridota hydrothermica (Apodida: Chiridotidae) i s described, restricted to hydrothermal vent habitats. The new species is k nown from the west Pacific (Manus and North Fiji Basins) and the South East Pacific Rise, between 17 and 21 degrees S. The unusual large, lobe-like te ntacles of this holothurian, uncommon in the family Chiridotidae, could be an adaptation to facilitate shifts between suspension- and deposit-feeding in the hydrothermal environment. A brief review of all known records of hol othurians and other echinoderms at hydrothermal vents is given.