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Holothuria (Panningothuria)

Rowe, 1969

1 species

Tentacles 20; pedicels in crowded indistinct rows on the flattened ventral surface, papillae conical, irregularly arranged dorsally, a collar of papillae is present around the base of the tentacles; body wall quite thick, usually 2-3 (1-4) mm; body almost cylindrical but with a flattened ventral sole, arched dorsally, size moderate, up to 200 mm long; calcareous ring quite stout, with radial plates up to twice as long as the interradials, the latter obtusely pointed anteriorly and with outer surfaces sometimes slightly concave; spicules consisting of very reduced tables sparsely distributed or even lacking, having ovoid disc usually with two to four holes, spire very reduced often present only in the form of 2-3 short spines or knobs, buttons totally absent. (Rowe, 1969)

 

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