Holothuria (Cystipus) casoae a new species of sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the central-eastern Pacific Ocean

Holothuria (Cystipus) casoae a new species of sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the central-eastern Pacific Ocean

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Holothuria (Cystipus) casoae n.sp.is described from balloon spinner the central-eastern Pacific, from depths between 45 and 100 m.The main characters separating H.

(C.) casoae from the rest of the species included in the subgenus Cystipus are the presence of a prominent fringe of 10 or more conical papillae along each side of the body and curve-novelties the presence of tables with a spinose rim, the pillars of the spire are short ending in a complex spiny crown with a small central circular opening.This new species is distinctive in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Cystipus, but shows some similarities to H.(C.

) cubana Ludwig, 1875, H.(C.) inhabilis Selenka, 1867 and H.(C.

) pseudofossor Deichmann, 1930.