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First record of Holothuria (Roweothuria) arguinensis (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae) from the Algerian coastal waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2014

Karim Mezali  and
Ahmed S. Thandar
Karim Mezali*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Science and Life, AbdelhamidIbn Badis University of Mostaganem, 27000, PO Box 300, Algeria
Ahmed S. Thandar
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K. Mezali, Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Science and Life, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem, 27000 PO Box 300Algeria email: karimmezali@univ-mosta.dz or mezalikarim@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

This paper reports for the first time the presence of Holothuria (Roweothuria) arguinensis in the Algerian coastal waters. Individuals of this species were taken from the Tamentefoust area (Bay of Algiers, Algeria, 3°13′E 36°48′N) at 4.5 m depth and examined, using traditional morphological and endoskeletal characters. The general body form and the ossicles are in accordance with the descriptions of the species obtained in the literature.

Keywords

new recordsea cucumbersHolothuria (Roweothuria) arguinensisalieninvasionexpansionossiclemorphologyTamentefoustAlgerian Basin
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 7 , 2014 , e40
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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