Psychropotes longicauda Abyssal Sea Cucumber

Psychropotes longicauda is commonly referred to as Abyssal Sea Cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 124778

Scientific:: Psychropotes longicauda
German:: Tiefsee-Seegurke, Tiefsee-Seewalze
English:: Abyssal Sea Cucumber

Category:: Sjøpølser

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Elasipodida (Order) > Psychropotidae (Family) > Psychropotes (Genus) > longicauda (Species)
Initial determination:: Théel, 1882

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Invasive Species, Kerguelen Islands, South China Sea
Sea depth:: 1100 - 5173 Meter
Size:: 15.75" - 31.5" (40cm - 80cm)
Food:: No reliable information available
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Psychropotes belyaevi
Psychropotes depressa
Psychropotes hyalinus
Psychropotes longicauda
Tiefsee-Seegurke, Tiefsee-Seewalze
Psychropotes loveni
Psychropotes minuta
Psychropotes mirabilis
Psychropotes scotiae
Psychropotes semperiana
Psychropotes verrucosa
Psychropotes xenochromata

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2021-03-12 09:02:36
Last edit:: 2021-03-12 16:26:39

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Synonyms:
Psychropotes brucei Vaney, 1908
Psychropotes buglossa Perrier E., 1886
Psychropotes fucata Perrier R., 1896
Psychropotes furcata R. Perrier, 1896
Psychropotes grimaldii Hérouard, 1896
Psychropotes laticauda Vaney, 1908
Psychropotes longicauda var. antarctica Vaney, 1908

External links

SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 12.03.2021.
The Weird and Wonderful Megafauna of the Abyssal CCZ (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2021.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 12.03.2021.

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Foto: Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Zentralpazifik

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