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Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767

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123456 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123456)

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Holothuriidae Burmeister, 1837

Orig. name

Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767

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Subgenus Holothuria (Acanthotrapeza) Rowe, 1969
1. Species Holothuria (Acanthotrapeza) pyxis Selenka, 1867
Subgenus Holothuria (Cystipus) Haacke, 1880
1. Species Holothuria (Cystipus) jousseaumei Cherbonnier, 1954
2. Species Holothuria (Cystipus) mammosa Cherbonnier, 1988
3. Species Holothuria (Cystipus) rigida (Selenka, 1867)
4. Species Holothuria (Cystipus) sucosa Erwe, 1919
Subgenus Holothuria (Halodeima) Pearson, 1914
1. Species Holothuria (Halodeima) floridana (Pourtalès, 1851)
2. Species Holothuria (Halodeima) pulla Selenka, 1867
3. Species Holothuria (Halodeima) signata Ludwig, 1875
4. Species Holothuria (Halodeima) atra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
5. Species Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis Lesson, 1830 represented as Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830
Subgenus Holothuria (Holothuria) Linnaeus, 1767
1. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) fungosa Helfer, 1912
2. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) helleri Marenzeller von, 1877
3. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) massaspicula Cherbonnier, 1954
4. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa Gmelin, 1791
5. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) marmorata Jaeger, 1833 accepted as Bohadschia marmorata Jaeger, 1833
6. Species Holothuria (Holothuria) timama Lesson, 1830 accepted as Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009
Subgenus Holothuria (Lessonothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) cumulus Clark, 1921
2. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) duoturricula Cherbonnier, 1988
3. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) insignis Ludwig, 1875
4. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) lineata Ludwig, 1875
5. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) pardalis Selenka, 1867
6. Species Holothuria (Lessonothuria) verrucosa Selenka, 1867
Subgenus Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) albofusca Cherbonnier, 1988
2. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) aphanes Lampert, 1885
3. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) fuscorubra Théel, 1886
4. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla Lesson, 1830
5. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001 represented as Holothuria arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001
6. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) represented as Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835)
7. Species Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) papillifera Heding in Mortensen, 1938 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Holothuria (Metriatyla) Rowe, 1969
1. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) albiventer Semper, 1868
2. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) brauni Helfer, 1912
3. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009
4. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) martensii Semper, 1868
5. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) tortonesei Cherbonnier, 1979
6. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) fuligina Cherbonnier, 1988 accepted as Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
7. Species Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
Subgenus Holothuria (Microthele) Brandt, 1835
1. Species Holothuria (Microthele) fuscogilva Cherbonnier, 1980
2. Species Holothuria (Microthele) fuscopunctata Jaeger, 1833
3. Species Holothuria (Microthele) aethiops Brandt, 1835 accepted as Holothuria (Halodeima) pulla Selenka, 1867
4. Species Holothuria (Microthele) tigris Brandt, 1835 accepted as Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
5. Species Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis (Selenka, 1867) represented as Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)
6. Species Holothuria (Microthele) whitmaei Bell, 1887 represented as Holothuria whitmaei Bell, 1887
Subgenus Holothuria (Panningothuria) Rowe, 1969
1. Species Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823 represented as Holothuria forskali Delle Chiaje, 1824
Subgenus Holothuria (Platyperona) Rowe, 1969
1. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) crosnieri Cherbonnier, 1988
2. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis Semper, 1868
3. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) excellens (Ludwig, 1875)
4. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) insolita Cherbonnier, 1988
5. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula (Selenka, 1867)
6. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) samoana Ludwig, 1875
7. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823
8. Species Holothuria (Platyperona) strigosa Selenka, 1867 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) strigosa Selenka, 1867
Subgenus Holothuria (Roweothuria) Thandar, 1988
1. Species Holothuria (Roweothuria) arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906
2. Species Holothuria (Roweothuria) poli Delle Chiaje, 1824
3. Species Holothuria (Roweothuria) vemae Thandar, 1988
Subgenus Holothuria (Selenkothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
2. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) erinacea Semper, 1868
3. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) lubrica Selenka, 1867
4. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) moebii Ludwig, 1883
5. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) parva Krauss in Lampert, 1885
6. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) vittalonga Cherbonnier, 1988
7. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) perrieri Thandar, 1977 accepted as Holothuria (Selenkothuria) parva Krauss in Lampert, 1885
8. Species Holothuria (Selenkothuria) spinea Cherbonnier, 1988 accepted as Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
Subgenus Holothuria (Semperothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Semperothuria) granosa Cherbonnier, 1988
2. Species Holothuria (Semperothuria) languens Selenka, 1867
3. Species Holothuria (Semperothuria) cinerascens (Brandt, 1835) represented as Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835)
4. Species Holothuria (Semperothuria) flavomaculata Semper, 1868 represented as Holothuria flavomaculata Semper, 1868
Subgenus Holothuria (Stauropora) Rowe, 1969
1. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) discrepans Semper, 1868
2. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) dofleinii Augustin, 1908
3. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) fuscocinerea Jaeger, 1833
4. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) hawaiiensis Fisher, 1907
5. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) modesta Ludwig, 1875
6. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) olivacea Ludwig, 1888
7. Species Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax Selenka, 1867
Subgenus Holothuria (Theelothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata Pearson, 1913
2. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) klunzingeri Lampert, 1885
3. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) kurti Ludwig, 1891
4. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) maculosa Pearson, 1913
5. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) princeps Selenka, 1867
6. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) spinifera Théel, 1886
7. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) squamifera Semper, 1868
8. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) turriscelsa Cherbonnier, 1980
9. Species Holothuria (Theelothuria) ocellata of authors, not Jaeger, 1833 accepted as Holothuria (Theelothuria) kurti Ludwig, 1891
Subgenus Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914
1. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) arenicola Semper, 1868
2. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) gracilis Semper, 1868
3. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forsskål, 1775)
4. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) milloti Cherbonnier, 1988
5. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) remollescens Lampert, 1885
6. Species Holothuria (Thymiosycia) strigosa Selenka, 1867
Subgenus Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) Deichmann, 1958
1. Species Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) lentiginosa Marenzeller von, 1892
Species Holothuria arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001
Species Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
Species Holothuria cinerascens (Brandt, 1835)
Species Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830
Species Holothuria flavomaculata Semper, 1868
Species Holothuria forskali Delle Chiaje, 1824
Species Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835)
Species Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867)
Species Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
Species Holothuria whitmaei Bell, 1887
Subgenus Holothuria (Fistularia) accepted as Fistularia Forsskål, 1775
1. Species Holothuria (Fistularia) hilla Lesson, 1830 accepted as Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla Lesson, 1830
Subgenus Holothuria (Psolus) accepted as Psolus Oken, 1815
1. Species Holothuria (Psolus) monacaria Lesson, 1830 accepted as Actinopyga varians (Selenka, 1867) (Name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 914)
Species Holothuria aegyptiana (Helfer, 1912) accepted as Holothuria (Cystipus) rigida (Selenka, 1867)
Species Holothuria albida Bell, 1887 accepted as Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis Lesson, 1830 represented as Holothuria edulis Lesson, 1830
Species Holothuria altimensis Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis Semper, 1868
Species Holothuria amboinensis Semper, 1868 accepted as Holothuria (Halodeima) atra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
Species Holothuria botellus Selenka, 1867 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forsskål, 1775) (synonym)
Species Holothuria curiosa Ludwig, 1875 accepted as Holothuria (Stauropora) fuscocinerea Jaeger, 1833
Species Holothuria flavocastanea (Théel, 1886) accepted as Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823
Species Holothuria fusco-olivacea Fisher, 1907 accepted as Holothuria (Stauropora) olivacea Ludwig, 1888
Species Holothuria gallensis Pearson, 1903 accepted as Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger, 1833 represented as Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833
Species Holothuria insignis Ludwig, 1875 accepted as Holothuria (Lessonothuria) insignis Ludwig, 1875
Species Holothuria kurti Ludwig, 1891 accepted as Holothuria (Theelothuria) kurti Ludwig, 1891
Species Holothuria lagoena Haacke, 1880 accepted as Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Holothuria maculata Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 accepted as Synapta maculata (Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)
Species Holothuria maxima Delle Chiaje, 1823 accepted as Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa Gmelin, 1791 (synonym)
Species Holothuria miliaris Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Actinopyga miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Basionym)
Species Holothuria proceraspina Cherbonnier, 1967 accepted as Labidodemas semperianum Selenka, 1867
Species Holothuria squamifera Semper, 1868 accepted as Holothuria (Theelothuria) squamifera Semper, 1868
Species Holothuria subrubra Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Basionym)
Species Holothuria utrimquestigmosa Haacke, 1880 accepted as Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Holothuria vagabunda Selenka, 1867 accepted as Holothuria leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Holothuria arenicola Semper, 1868 represented as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) arenicola Semper, 1868
Species Holothuria sucosa Erwe, 1919 represented as Holothuria (Cystipus) sucosa Erwe, 1919

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

AfReMaS (2024). Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123456 on 2024-04-26

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123456 on 2024-04-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Hansson, Hans

2013-06-07 07:51:19Z

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Paulay, Gustav

2022-05-17 07:45:05Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Solís-Marín, F. A.; Alvarado, J. J.; Abreu-Pérez, M.; Aguilera, O.; Alió, J.; Bacallado-Aránega, J. J.; Barraza, E.; Benavides-Serrato, M.; Benítez-Villalobos, F.; Betancourt-Fernández, L.; Borges, M.; Brandt, M.; Brogger, M. I.; Borrero-Pérez, G. H.; Buitrón-Sánchez, E.; Campos, L. S.; Cantera, J.; Clemente, S.; Cohen-Renjifo, M.; Coppard, S.; Costa-Lotufo, L. V.; del Valle-García, R.; Díaz, Y.; Díaz de Vivar, M. E.; Díaz-Martínez, J. P.; Durán-González, A.; Epherra, L.; Escolar, M.; Francisco, V.; Freire, C. A.; García-Arrarás, E.; Gil, D. G.; Guarderas, P.; Hadel, V. F.; Hearn, A.; Hernández, J. C.; Hernández-Delgado, E. A.; Herrera-Moreno, A.; Herrero-Pérezrul, M. D.; Hooker, Y.; Honey-Escandón, M. B. I.; Lodeiros, C.; Luzuriaga, M.; Manso, C. L. C.; Martín, A.; Martinez, M. I.; Martínez, S.; Moro-Abad; Mutschke, E.; Navarro, J. C.; Neira, R.; Noriega, N.; Palleiro-Nayar, J. S.; Pérez, A. F.; Pérez-Ruzafa, A.; Prieto-Rios, E.; Reyes, J.; Rodríguez, R.; Rubilar, T.; Sancho-Mejía, T.; Sangil, C.; Silva, J. R. M. C.; Sonnenholzner, J. I.; Ventura, C. R.; Tablado, A.; Tavares, Y.; Tiago, C. G.; Tuya, F.;Williams, S. M. (2013). Appendix. In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America. pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details]

basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia'. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne). [details]