Contributed by Andreas Kroh, November 2010
| Name gender | feminine |
|---|---|
| Type | Trichoelina paradoxa Barrois, 1887, by monotypy. |
| Classification and/or Status | subjective junior synonym of Sphaerechinus. |
| Remarks | According to Ludwig (1887) the purported parasite Trichoelina paradoxa does in fact represent detached globiferous pedicellariae, most probably of the genus Sphaerechinus. Ludwig, H. 1887. ÃÂÂber den angeblichen neuen Parasiten der Firoliden: Trichoelina paradoxa Barrois. Zoologischer Anzeiger 10, 296-298. available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36970#page/308/mode/1up |