Peniagone leander Pawson & Foell, 1986
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
The species was originally described based upon photographs and videotapes, with no preserveds specimens examined (Pawson & Foell, 1986:295).
Conservation Status
Last record: 1986 or before (Pawson & Foell, 1986)
Rediscovered in: 2005 (Gong et al., 2005)
Distribution
Pacific Ocean (incl. Mariana Trench area)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pawson, David L. and Foell, Eric J. (1986). Peniagone leander new species, an abyssal benthopelagic sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the eastern central Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of Marine Science 38(2): 293-299.
Other references:
Fifis, A. and Scolan, P. (2005). Catalogue des espèces de mégafaune sur les zones à nodules du Pacifi que profond. Rapport interne Ifremer. 113 pp.
Fujikura, K., Okutani, T. and Maruyama, T. (2008). Deep-Sea Life: Biological Observations using Research Submersibles. Tokai University Press, Tokyo. 512 pp.
Gong, Lin et al. (2020). Rediscovery of the abyssal species Peniagone leander Pawson and Foell, 1986 (Holothuroidea: Elasipodida: Elpidiidae): the first record from the Mariana Trench area. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 38(4): 1319-1327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-020-0067-9
WoRMS (2025). Peniagone leander Pawson & Foell, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529107 on 2025-05-28
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