Summary

An annotated list is presented of holothurians collected in the region of Prydz Bay, Antarctica. The collections comprise 36 species, representing nine families in five orders. Topographic sites for Prydz Bay and the Mac. Robertson Shelf have been designated and species distributions discussed in terms of these sites. The holothurian species of the Prydz Bay region (60-80°E) and the Weddell Sea (10-60°W) are compared.

Authors:O'Loughlin P.M. Bardsley T.M. O'Hara T.D. Publisher: Balkema Published in: 1994 Category 3: Conference paper Program area: Biology
O'Loughlin P.M., Bardsley T.M., O'Hara T.D. (1994) A preliminary analysis of the diversity and distribution of Holothuroidea from Prydz Bay and the MacRobertson Shelf, Eastern Antarctica, Echinoderms through time. Proceedings of the eighth international echinoderm conference Dijon France 6-10 September, 1993. 549-555;

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