Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echinodermata: Holothuroidea.

The holothurian fauna of the cast coast of the United States from southern New Jersey to Nova Scotia, to depths of 200 m. comprises 21 species in 17 genera and 8 families. An introduction to the general biology and morphology of the holoth..rians. systematic characters and examination procedures, and a selected bibliography are included, together with an illustrated key to the species, an annotated systematic list, and an index. Affinities of this fauna arc chiefly boreal; some species also occur south of Cape Hatteras, while others arc ssentially Arctic in distribution.