<strong>New <em>Prototrochus</em> species of sea cucumber from Australia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Synaptida: Myriotrochidae)</strong>

P MARK O’LOUGHLIN; HUGH MACINTOSH

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.22

Issue: Vol. 3995 No. 1: 5 Aug. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-08-05

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.22

Page range: 264–270

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**New Prototrochus species of sea cucumber from Australia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Synaptida: Myriotrochidae)**

P MARK O’LOUGHLIN⁺⁻
HUGH MACINTOSH⁺⁻

Marine Biology Section, Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia.

Echinodermata Australasia Synaptida Myriotrochidae Prototrochus new species key map

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Abstract

The case put by Alexey Smirnov in 2012 is accepted and the order name Synaptida Cuénot is adopted in place of Apodida Brandt. Two new Myriotrochidae Théel species from the continental slope of Australia are described: Prototrochus robbinsae sp. nov. and Prototrochus roniae sp. nov. A key to the six Australasian species of Prototrochus Beljaev & Mironov and a distribution and depth map are provided.