Taeniogyrus dunedinensis, commonly known as the burrowing sea cucumber, is a small sea cucumber from New Zealand.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Chiridotidae |
| Genus: | Taeniogyrus |
| Species: | T. dunedinensis
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| Taeniogyrus dunedinensis Parker, 1881
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Description
editTaeniogyrus dunedinensis is named after Dunedin, the city in which it was first identified by Thomas Parker, and was first called Chirodota dunedinensis.[1] It has one subspecies, Taeniogyrus dunedinensis microurna (Mortensen, 1925).[2]
Parker originally described the creature as being about 4 centimetres (2 in) in length, with ten tapering whitish tentacles, a smooth integument, and a yellowish colour caused by the internal organs being visible through its translucent skin. He also described small red spots on the body which disappear when placed in spirit, and dark spots on the inner side of the tentacles, which are not affected by spirit.[1]
Distribution
editT. dunedinensis is found in the littoral zone, around the coast of New Zealand, including the Auckland and Chatham Islands.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Parker, TJ (1881). "On a new Holothurian (Chirodota dundinensis n. sp.)". Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 13: 418. Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Taeniogyrus dunedinensis (Parker, 1881)". www.marinespecies.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "Taeniogyrus dunedinensis (Parker, 1881)". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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