Biology:Psolus phantapus

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Short description: Species of sea cucumber

Psolus phantapus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Psolidae
Genus: Psolus
Species:
P. phantapus
Binomial name
Psolus phantapus
Strussenfelt, 1765 [1]
Synonyms
  • Holothuria phantapus Strussenfelt, 1765
  • Holothuria phantapus Müller, 1776
  • Holothuria phantapus Linnaeus, 1767
  • Psolus granulatus Ayres, 1851
  • Psolus laevigatus Ayres, 1851
  • Psolus regalis Verrill, 1866

Psolus phantapus, also known as the brown psolus, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Psolidae.[2]

Description

Psolus phantapus have cylindrically body arched at both ends to form a U shape.[3] They grow up to 200 mm in length. They have a rectangular ventral sole at the base where tube feet concentrate.[4] Their colour range from yellowish brown to dark brown and black.

Habitat

Psolus phantapus are epifaunal and use the ventral sole to attach themselves. They are found at 4-500 m depth.

Diet

They are deposit feeders. They have ten bushy orange tentacles[5] that collect food from water.

Reproduction

They reproduce sexually. Breeding season is February-march.[2]

Distribution

They are found in Arctic and Atlantic ocean.[6]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2490663 entry