Holothuria
| Holothuria | |
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| Holothuria pervicax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767 |
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| Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1791
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Holothuria is the type genus of the marine animal family Holothuriidae,[1] part of the class Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers. 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 and are usually detritivore. They resemble a cucumber in form. The genus contains some species that are harvested and sold as food.
Species[]
The following species are recognised in the genus Holothuria:[1]
- Subgenus Acanthotrapeza Rowe, 1969
- Semper, 1868
- Ludwig, 1875
- Selenka, 1867
- Massin, 1987
- Subgenus Cystipus Haacke, 1880
- Laguarda-Figueras & Solís-Marín, 2009
- Holothuria cubana Ludwig, 1875
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
- (Helfer, 1912)
- Selenka, 1867
- Cherbonnier, 1954
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Ludwig, 1875
- Deichmann, 1930
- Selenka, 1867
- Erwe, 1919
- Cherbonnier, 1965
- Subgenus Halodeima Pearson, 1914
- Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
- Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830
- Lampert, 1885
- Holothuria floridana Pourtalés, 1851
- Holothuria grisea Selenka, 1867
- Semper, 1868
- (Selenka, 1867)
- Pawson, 1978
- Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875
- O'Loughlin, 2007
- Selenka, 1867
- Ludwig, 1875
- Subgenus Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767
- Cherbonnier, 1965
- Panning, 1939
- Helfer, 1912
- Marenzeller von, 1877
- Grube, 1840
- Cherbonnier, 1954
- Holothuria stellati Delle Chiaje, 1824
- Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1791
- Subgenus Lessonothuria Deichmann, 1958
- Massin & Tomascik, 1996
- Clark, 1921
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Cherbonnier, 1955
- Semper, 1868
- Ludwig, 1875
- Ludwig, 1875
- Liao, 1975
- Selenka, 1867
- Thandar, 2007
- Selenka, 1867
- Subgenus Mertensiothuria Deichmann, 1958
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Lampert, 1885
- Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Théel, 1886
- Holothuria hilla Lesson, 1830
- Mitsukuri, 1912
- Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835)
- Borrero-Pérez & Vanegas-González, 2019
- Subgenus Metriatyla Rowe, 1969
- Semper, 1868
- Holothuria albiventer Semper, 1868
- Samyn in Samyn & Vandenspiegel, 2016
- Helfer, 1912
- Clark, 1938
- Vandenspiegel in Samyn & Vandenspiegel, 2016
- Massin, 1987
- O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin et al., 2016
- Holothuria lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe, Samyn, 2009
- Semper, 1868
- Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
- Sluiter, 1901
- 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
- O'Loughlin, 2007
- Holothuria forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823
- Subgenus Platyperona Rowe, 1969
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Holothuria difficilis Semper, 1868
- (Ludwig, 1875)
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Holothuria parvula (Selenka, 1867)
- Pawson & Gust, 1981
- Ludwig, 1875
- 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
- Honey-Escandón, Solís-Marín & Laguarda-Figueras, 2011
- Semper, 1868
- Holothuria glaberrima Selenka, 1867
- Selenka, 1867
- Tan Tiu, 1981
- Ludwig, 1883
- Krauss in Lampert, 1885
- Massin, 2013
- Caso, 1954
- Liao, 1980
- Deichmann, 1938
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Subgenus Semperothuria Deichmann, 1958
- Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835)
- Holothuria flavomaculata Semper, 1868
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Ludwig, 1875
- Selenka, 1867
- Kerr, 2013
- Ludwig, 1875
- Subgenus Stauropora Rowe, 1969
- Sluiter, 1914
- Fisher, 1907
- Samyn in Samyn & Vandenspiegel, 2016
- Semper, 1868
- Augustin, 1908
- Holothuria fuscocinerea Jaeger, 1833
- Fisher, 1907
- Sluiter, 1901
- Ludwig, 1875
- Ludwig, 1888
- Holothuria pervicax Selenka, 1867
- Deichmann, 1937
- Subgenus Cherbonnier, 1980
- Cherbonnier, 1980
- Subgenus Theelothuria Deichmann, 1958
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
- Bell, 1887
- Thandar, 2007
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
- Pearson, 1913
- Deichmann, 1930
- Lampert, 1885
- Ludwig, 1891
- Thandar, 2007
- Pearson, 1913
- Holothuria michaelseni Erwe, 1913
- Ludwig, 1875
- Deichmann, 1937
- Selenka, 1867
- Thandar, 2007
- Holothuria spinifera Théel, 1886
- Semper, 1868
- Cherbonnier, 1980
- Subgenus Thymiosycia Pearson, 1914
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Semper, 1868
- Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Semper, 1868
- Holothuria impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
- Clark, 1938
- Sluiter, 1901
- Cherbonnier, 1988
- Théel, 1886
- Lampert, 1885
- Selenka, 1867
- Holothuria thomasi Pawson & Caycedo, 1980
- Lampert, 1885
- Selenka, 1867
- Caso, 1964
- Subgenus Pearson, 1914
- Koehler & Vaney, 1908
- Marenzeller von, 1892
- Cherbonnier, 1964
- Cherbonnier, 1958
- Rowe, 1989
- Deichmann, 1937
- Subgenus incertae sedis (uncertain placement)
- Ludwig, 1898
- Ludwig, 1888
References[]
- ^ a b "Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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Categories:
- Holothuriidae
- Holothuroidea genera