Thyone aurea: Brief Summary
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Thyone aurea is a species of echinoderm belonging to the family Phyllophoridae.
The species is found in Southern Africa.
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Habitat: Sand, white sand, fine sand, rock. Species often cryptofaunic or amongst Pyura, sometimes washed upon shore amongst Laminaria roots. Juveniles found in association with Ciona under stones at low tide (Thandar, 1990). Distribution: Luderitz (Namibia) to False Bay, depth range 0-70 m. (Thandar, 1990).
Cherbonnier, G. (1952). Contributions a la connaissance des Holothuries de l'Afrique du Sud. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, Vol 33(4): 469-508.
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