Epitomapta Heding, 1928

Solis-Marin, Francisco Alonso, Conejeros-Vargas, Carlos Andres, Caballero-Ochoa, Andrea Alejandra & Byers, Sheila Colleen, 2023, Epitomapta aumakua sp. nov., a new species of apodous sea cucumber from Hawai'i (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Apodida), ZooKeys 1183, pp. 73-80 : 73

Genus Epitomapta Heding, 1928

Diagnosis.

Tentacles pinnate, usually 12. Digits in 2-5 pairs on each side (rarely two or none). Sense organs never in form of pigment-eyes, but as minute cups on inner face of stalk of tentacles. Calcareous ring well developed. Radial pieces not perforated for passage of nerves, but with an anterior notch. Cartilaginous ring absent. Polian vesicle usually single. Stone canal single, unbranched. Ciliated funnels of different shapes and attached to body wall, not to mesenteries. Calcareous deposits in body wall are anchors, anchor plates and miliary granules; tentacles with rods only. Stock of anchors finely toothed, but not branched; arms usually with teeth on outer edge; vertex smooth. Anchor plates oval, with large central hole, surrounded by six large holes, usually more or less dentate, and two large and several small smooth holes at narrow posterior end, but without an arched bow crossing outer surface; broad end often with additional dentate holes ( Solís-Marín et al. 2019).

Type species.

Epitomapta tabogae Heding, 1928 by original designation.