# Loisettea

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***Loisettea*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [sea cucumbers](/source/Sea_cucumber) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Cucumariidae](/source/Cucumariidae).[1][2] It was first described in 1985.[2][3] The genus name honours [Loisette M. Marsh](/source/Loisette_M._Marsh).[3]

This genus differs from others in the subfamily Colochirinae in having body wall ossicles, which are deep complex cups, buttons, and large scales.[3] Species of this genus are found off the north-western coasts of Australia, and off the [Sunda Islands](/source/Sunda_Islands).[3]

## Species

The following two species are recognised in the genus *Loisettea*:[1][2]

- *[Loisettea amphictena](/source/Loisettea_amphictena)* Rowe & Pawson, 1985
- *[Loisettea gazellae](/source/Loisettea_gazellae)* (Lampert, 1889)

## References

1. Paulay, Gustav (2013). "*Loisettea* Rowe & Pawson, 1985". 241380. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

1. ["Australian Faunal Directory: *Loisettea* Rowe & Pawson, 1985"](https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Loisettea). Retrieved 2022-03-01.

1. Wikidata item [Q111038696](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111038696)

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