Holothuria

Holothuria
Holothuria pervicax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Aspidochirotida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Holothuria
Linnaeus, 1767 [1]
Type species
Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1791
Species

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Holothuria is a genus of marine animals of the family Holothuriidae.[2] Members of the genus are found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions. They are soft bodied, limbless invertebrates that dwell on the ocean floor. They resemble a cucumber in form.

The genus contains some species that are harvested for food and sold as sea cucumber.

Species

List of species according to the World Register of Marine Species:

Holothuria cinerascens
Holothuria difficilis
Holothuria flavomaculata
Holothuria fuscocinerea
Holothuria hilla
  • Subgenus Acanthotrapeza Rowe, 1969
    • Holothuria coluber Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria kubaryi Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria pyxis Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria tripilata Massin, 1987
  • Subgenus Cystipus Haacke, 1880
    • Holothuria casoae Laguarda-Figueras & Solís-Marín, 2009
    • Holothuria cubana Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria dura Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
    • Holothuria inhabilis Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria jousseaumei Cherbonnier, 1954
    • Holothuria mammosa Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria occidentalis Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria pseudofossor Deichmann, 1930
    • Holothuria rigida Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria sucosa Erwe, 1919
    • Holothuria sulcata Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria turrisimperfecta Cherbonnier, 1965
  • Subgenus Halodeima Pearson, 1914
    • Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
    • Holothuria chilensis Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria dicorona (Heding, 1934)
    • Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830
    • Holothuria enalia Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria floridana Pourtalés, 1851
    • Holothuria grisea Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria inornata Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria kefersteinii (Selenka, 1867)
    • Holothuria manningi Pawson, 1978
    • Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria nigralutea O'Loughlin, 2007
    • Holothuria pseudoimitans (Cherbonnier, 1951)
    • Holothuria pulla Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria stocki Cherbonnier, 1964
  • Subgenus Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767
    • Holothuria caparti Cherbonnier, 1965
    • Holothuria dakarensis Panning, 1939
    • Holothuria fungosa Helfer, 1912
    • Holothuria helleri Marenzeller von, 1877
    • Holothuria mammata Grube, 1840
    • Holothuria massaspicula Cherbonnier, 1954
    • Holothuria stellati Delle Chiaje, 1824
    • Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1791
  • Subgenus Lessonothuria Deichmann, 1958
    • Holothuria cavans Massin & Tomascik, 1996
    • Holothuria cumulus Clark, 1921
    • Holothuria duoturricula Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria glandifera Cherbonnier, 1955
    • Holothuria immobilis Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria insignis Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria lineata Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria maculosa Pearson, 1913
    • Holothuria multipilula Liao, 1975
    • Holothuria pardalis Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria tuberculata Thandar, 2007
    • Holothuria verrucosa Selenka, 1867
  • Subgenus Mertensiothuria Deichmann, 1958
    • Holothuria albofusca Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria aphanes Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001
    • Holothuria artensis Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
    • Holothuria fuscorubra Théel, 1886
    • Holothuria hilla Lesson, 1830
    • Holothuria isuga Mitsukuri, 1912
    • Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835)
    • Holothuria papillifera Heding in Mortensen, 1938
    • Holothuria platei Ludwig, 1898
  • Subgenus Metriatyla Rowe, 1969
    • Holothuria aculeata Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria albiventer Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria brauni Helfer, 1912
    • Holothuria conica Clark, 1938
    • Holothuria fuligina Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria horrida Massin, 1987
    • Holothuria lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe, Samyn, 2009
    • Holothuria martensii Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
    • Holothuria submersa Sluiter, 1901
    • Holothuria tortonesei Cherbonnier, 1979
  • Subgenus Microthele Brandt, 1835
    • Holothuria fuscogilva Cherbonnier, 1980
    • Holothuria fuscopunctata Jaeger, 1833
    • Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)
    • Holothuria whitmaei Bell, 1887
  • Subgenus Panningothuria Rowe, 1969
  • Subgenus Platyperona Rowe, 1969
    • Holothuria crosnieri Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria difficilis Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria excellens (Ludwig, 1875)
    • Holothuria insolita Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria parvula (Selenka, 1867)
    • Holothuria rowei Pawson & Gust, 1981
    • Holothuria sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823
  • Subgenus Roweothuria Thandar, 1988
    • Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906
    • Holothuria poli Delle Chiaje, 1824
    • Holothuria vemae Thandar, 1988
  • Subgenus Selenkothuria Deichmann, 1958
    • Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria erinaceus Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria glaberrima Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria lubrica Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria mactanensis Tan Tiu, 1981
    • Holothuria moebii Ludwig, 1883
    • Holothuria parva Krauss in Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria parvispinea Massin, 2013
    • Holothuria portovallartensis Caso, 1954
    • Holothuria sinica Liao, 1980
    • Holothuria theeli Deichmann, 1938
    • Holothuria vittalonga Cherbonnier, 1988
  • Subgenus Semperothuria Deichmann, 1958
    • Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835)
    • Holothuria flavomaculata Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria granosa Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria imitans Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria languens Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria pseudoimitans Cherbonnier, 1951
    • Holothuria surinamensis Ludwig, 1875
  • Subgenus Stauropora Rowe, 1969
    • Holothuria annulifera Fisher, 1907
    • Holothuria discrepans Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria dofleinii Augustin, 1908
    • Holothuria exilis Koehler & Vaney, 1908
    • Holothuria fuscocinerea Jaeger, 1833
    • Holothuria hawaiiensis Fisher, 1907
    • Holothuria mitis Sluiter, 1901
    • Holothuria modesta Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria olivacea Ludwig, 1888
    • Holothuria pervicax Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria pluricuriosa Deichmann, 1937
  • Subgenus Stichothuria Cherbonnier, 1980
    • Holothuria coronopertusa Cherbonnier, 1980
  • Subgenus Theelothuria Deichmann, 1958
    • Holothuria asperita Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
    • Holothuria cadelli Bell, 1887
    • Holothuria duoturriforma Thandar, 2007
    • Holothuria foresti Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
    • Holothuria hamata Pearson, 1913
    • Holothuria klunzingeri Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria longicosta Thandar, 2007
    • Holothuria michaelseni Erwe, 1913
    • Holothuria notabilis Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria ocellata Jaeger, 1833
    • Holothuria paraprinceps Deichmann, 1937
    • Holothuria princeps Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria pseudonotabilis Thandar, 2007
    • Holothuria samoana Ludwig, 1875
    • Holothuria spinifera Théel, 1886
    • Holothuria squamifera Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria turriscelsa Cherbonnier, 1980
    • Holothuria viridia Cherbonnier, 1986
  • Subgenus Thymiosycia Pearson, 1914
    • Holothuria altaturricula Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
    • Holothuria arenicola Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria conusalba Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
    • Holothuria gracilis Semper, 1868
    • Holothuria hartmeyeri Erwe, 1913
    • Holothuria impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
    • Holothuria macroperona Clark, 1938
    • Holothuria marginata Sluiter, 1901
    • Holothuria milloti Cherbonnier, 1988
    • Holothuria minax Théel, 1886
    • Holothuria rathbunii Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria remollescens Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria strigosa Selenka, 1867
    • Holothuria thomasi Pawson & Caycedo, 1980
    • Holothuria truncata Lampert, 1885
    • Holothuria zihuatanensis Caso, 1964
  • Subgenus Vaneyothuria Pearson, 1914
    • Holothuria integra Koehler & Vaney, 1908
    • Holothuria lentiginosa Marenzeller von, 1892
    • Holothuria sinefibula Cherbonnier, 1964
    • Holothuria suspecta Cherbonnier, 1958
    • Holothuria unica Rowe, 1989
    • Holothuria zacae Deichmann, 1937
  • Subgenus incertae sedis
    • Holothuria aegyptiana Helfer
    • Holothuria aemula Sluiter, 1914
    • Holothuria albifasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
    • Holothuria caparti Cherbonnier, 1964
    • Holothuria flavocastanea (Théel, 1886)
    • Holothuria huberti Russo, 1899
    • Holothuria lengtiginosa
    • Holothuria papillata Bell, 1887
    • Holothuria pyxoides Ludwig, 1888
    • Holothuria riojai Caso, 1964




References

  1. Hansson, H. (2010). "Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123456

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