[Introduction] - The Bathyal Holothurians of the New Zealand Region

Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. Diagnosis: Tentacles shield-shaped, retractor muscles absent, respiratory trees and tubefeet present. Calcareous deposits usually in the form of tables or derivatives of tables. Remarks: Of the three families (Stichopodidae, Holothuriidae and Synallactidae) in this order, one, the Synallactidae, comprises mainly deep-water forms, while the oth...