On two Psolidae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Gulf of California, Mexico

Abstract

Two species of holothuroids of the family Psolidae have been collected in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Psolus diomedeae Ludwig, 1894, a species previously known from the Pacific coast of Mexico and abundant in the Gulf of California was collected in 3 stations, in a depth range of 58 to 260 m. Lissothuria hancocki (Deichmann, 1941), previously reported for the California Current and the Gulf of California, was collected in one station at 260 m depth, together with P. diomedeae.