Psychropotes diutiuscauda

Psychropotes diutiuscauda

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elasipodida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Eleutherozoa
Superclassis: Cryptosyringida
Classis: Holothuroidea
Subclassis: Aspidochirotacea
Ordo: Elasipodida

Familia: Psychropotidae
Genus: Psychropotes
Species: Psychropotes diutiuscauda

Name

Psychropotes diutiuscauda Xiao & Zhang, 2025: 10–16, figs. 5–8

  • Type locality: Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone (WZFZ), East Indian Ocean, 22°23′00″S 102°27′00″E / 22.383333°S 102.45°E / -22.383333; 102.45, depth 6397 m.
  • Holotype: IDSSE-EEB-HS175.
  • Etymology: From Latin ‘diutius’ for longer, and ‘cauda’, meaning tail. The name refers to its dorsal appendage that was longer than its body length.

References

  • Xiao, Y.-L. & Zhang, H.-B. 2025. Integrative taxonomy reveals three new species and one new record of Psychropotes (Holothuroidea, Elasipodida, Psychropotidae) from the Kermadec Trench region and the Wallaby-Zenith Fracture Zone. PeerJ 13: e18806. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.18806 Open access Reference page. 
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