(SPECIMEN ON LOAN WHEN WE VISITED THE COLLECTION)
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) albofusca Cherbonnier, 1988: 114, fig. 46A-O; Samyn et al., 2001: 104, 107; Samyn & Massin, 2003: 2489, figs 1A-E, 11A, 12A-B (colour plate); Samyn, 2003 : 45, 47; Thandar & Samyn, 2004: 255; Thandar, 2007:22, fig. 9.
Type data: EcHh 2753; Nossi-Bé (Madagascar); unknown depth; coll. G. Cherbonnier; X.1959; well preserved; well relaxed; unknown if dissected.
Anatomical description: to be made later.
Ossicle description: to be made later.
Known distribution: Madagaascar (Nosy Bé), Republic of South Africa (KwaZula Natal).
Taxonomic decision: valid species (confirmed after re-examination of the paratype (see below) and other voucher specimens).
Remarks: a complete re-description of this species can be found in Samyn & Massin (2003: 2489).
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