Holothuria difficilis

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Holothuria difficilis
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Holothuria
Species:
H. difficilis
Binomial name
Holothuria difficilis
Semper, 1868

Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. The sea cucumber is widely distributed in the Pacific and Indian oceans.[1][2] The species is a host for , a marine parasite.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Chantal Conand (Laboratoire ecologie marine, Université de la Réunion; Steven Purcell (National Marine Science Center, Southern Cross University; Juan Jose Alvarado (Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologiá (CIMAR), Universidad de Costa Rica; Ruth Gamboa (University of the Philippines, Philippines) (2010-05-18). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Holothuria difficilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis Semper, 1868". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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