Exploring the use of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) in the taxonomy of sea cucumbers: a case-study on the gravel sea cucumber Neopentadactyla mixta (Östergren, 1898) (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea, Phyllophoridae)

Sea cucumber taxonomy and systematics has in the past heavily relied on gross external and internal anatomy, ossicle assemblage in different tissues, and molecular characterisation, with coloration, habitat, and geographical and bathymethric distribution also considered important parameters. In the...

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Main Authors: Yves Samyn, Gontran Sonet, Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/67088/download/pdf/