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Brown Psolus

Psolus phantapus (Strussenfelt 1765)

Psolus phantapus

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Psolus phantapus, also known as the brown psolus, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Psolidae.[2]

Description

Psolus phantapus have cylindrically body arched at both ends to form a U shape.[3] They grow up to 200 mm in length. They have a rectangular ventral sole at the base where tube feet concentrate.[4] Their colour range from yellowish brown to dark brown and black.

Habitat

Psolus phantapus are epifaunal and use the ventral sole to attach themselves. They are found at 4-500 m depth.

Diet

They are deposit feeders. They have ten bushy orange tentacles[5] that collect food from water.

Reproduction

They reproduce sexually. Breeding season is February-march.[2]

Distribution

They are found in Arctic and Atlantic ocean.[6]

References

  1. ^ Paulay, Gustav (2010). "Colochirus quadrangularis Troschel, 1846". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ^ a b "Psolus phantapus" WoRMs
  3. ^ [1] Bay-Nouailhat A., August 2008, Description of Psolus phantapus, Available on line at http://www.european-marine-life.org/30/psolus-phantapus.php, consulted on 08 July '
  4. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Psolus phantapus".
  5. ^ [2] Habitas
  6. ^ [3] seawater.no

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Psolus phantapus: Brief Summary

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Breeding

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Non-feeding barrel-shaped red larva. February - March

Reference

7. Blue Planet Biomes (May, 2009) http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/andean_condor.htm

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Distribution

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Gulf of St. Lawrence (unspecified region), Saguenay Fjord, northern Gaspe waters, lower St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway), middle North Shore (from Sept- Iles to Cape Whittle, including the Mingan Islands); western slope of Newfoundland, including the southern part of the Strait of Belle Isle but excluding the upper 50m in the area southwest of Newfoundland; Cobscook Bay

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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In depths of 10 to more than 200 m; small animals llive on stones, like P. squamatus, larger ones live partly buried in muddy gravel. Occurs rather sporadically and seasonally around the British Isles, from the Celtic Sea to the Clyde sea lochs, Shetland and the North Sea.

Reference

7. Blue Planet Biomes (May, 2009) http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/andean_condor.htm

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Habitat

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intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary

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