Biology:Pannychia moseleyi
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Short description: Species of sea cucumber
| Pannychia moseleyi | |
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| A Solaster feeding on Pannychia moseley | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Elasipodida |
| Family: | Laetmogonidae |
| Genus: | Pannychia |
| Species: | P. moseleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pannychia moseleyi Théel, 1882
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Pannychia moseleyi is a sea cucumber in the family Laetmogonidae. It was first described by Johan Hjalmar Théel in 1882.[1] It can be up to 200 mm long and 40 mm wide.[2] It occurs in the benthic zone at depths greater than 400 m.[3]
Bioluminescence
Pannychia moseleyi produces bioluminescence in the form of waves of blue and green light travelling along its body.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Théel, Johan Hjalmar (1882). "Report on the Holothurioidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876, Part I. Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76". Zoology 4: 1–176.
- ↑ O’Loughlin, P. Mark (2013). "New sea cucumber species from the seamounts on the Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida, Elasipodida, Dendrochirotida)". Memoirs of Museum Victoria 70: 37-50. https://museumsvictoria.com.au/media/4179/037-050_mmv70_oloughlin_4.pdf.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Andrews, Brian (1992). Bioluminescence in the benthic holothurian Pannychia moseleyi.. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10773078.
- ↑ "Glowing to the bottom" (in en-US). 2019-10-17. https://www.mbari.org/benthic-biolume/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2472728 entry
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