The littoral sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of Guam re-assessed – a diversity curve that still does not asymptote

• Main Authors: Michonneau , Francois, Borrero-Perez, Giomar Helena, Honey, Magali, Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Kerr, Alexander M., Kim, Sun-Ju, Menez, Marie Antonette, Miller, Allison, Ochoa, Julio Adrian, Olavides, Ronald D., Paulay, Gustav, Samyn, Yves, Setyastuti, Ana, Solis-Marin, Francisco, Starmer, John, Vandenspiegel, Didier
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cahiers de Biologie Marine 2013
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/32783/1/2013_Cah.Biol.Mari._Michonneau_et_al._The_littoral_sea_cucumber_Guam.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32783/; http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/cbm/issue.htm?execution=e1s1

The Micronesian island of Guam has been an important site for the study of littoral tropical holothurian taxonomy for almost 200 years. Despite substantial attention by both expeditions and resident taxonomists, new records are still regularly added to the fauna, demonstrating the challenge of docum...