Micropyga sp. indet.

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Micropyga sp. indet.

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Micropyga sp.; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Echinoidea; order: Micropygoida; family: Micropygidae; genus: Micropyga; scientificNameAuthorship: A. Agassiz, 1879; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: Aldabra N 1, Alphonse N 1, Astove W 1, D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 115.4 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 350 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Zoleka Filander , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Spines shorter than body width and of uniform length. Maximum recorded size: 20 cm across. Colouration variable, from dark red to pale orange with distinct white bands or a pale white with distinct red bands. Positive species identification requires microscopic examination. Collected specimens belonged to Mircpoyga cf. tuberculata . (Fig. 141).