WoRMS taxon details
Colochirus quadrangularis Troschel, 1846
213075 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213075)
accepted
Species
Colochirus coeruleus Semper, 1867 · unaccepted
Colochirus jagorii Semper, 1867 · unaccepted
Colochirus tristis Ludwig, 1875 · unaccepted
Pentacta coerulea (Semper, 1868) · unaccepted
Pentacta coerulea var. rubra Clark, 1938 · unaccepted
Pentacta jagorii (Semper, 1867) · unaccepted
Pentacta quadrangularis (Troschel, 1846) · unaccepted
Pentacta tristis (Ludwig, 1875) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Troschel, F.H. (1846). Neue Holothurien-Gattungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 12(1): 60-66. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Colochirus quadrangularis Troschel, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213075 on 2025-07-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Troschel, F.H. (1846). Neue Holothurien-Gattungen. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 12(1): 60-66. [details]
original description (of Colochirus jagorii Semper, 1867) Semper, C. (1867-1868). Holothurien. In: Semper, C., ed.: <em>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band.</em> Leipzig: W. Engelmann. iv + 288 pp., 40 pls. [1867 = pp. 1-70, pls. 1-15; 1867/(1868) = pp. 71-100, pls. 16-25; 1868 = pp. 101-288, pls. 26-40]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11687 [details]
original description (of Colochirus tristis Ludwig, 1875) Ludwig, H. L. (1875). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologisch-zootomischen Institut Würzburg.</em> 2: 77-118, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34381181 [details]
original description (of Colochirus coeruleus Semper, 1867) Semper, C. (1867-1868). Holothurien. In: Semper, C., ed.: <em>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band.</em> Leipzig: W. Engelmann. iv + 288 pp., 40 pls. [1867 = pp. 1-70, pls. 1-15; 1867/(1868) = pp. 71-100, pls. 16-25; 1868 = pp. 101-288, pls. 26-40]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11687 [details]
original description (of Pentacta coerulea var. rubra Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
original description (of Colochirus jagorii Semper, 1867) Semper, C. (1867-1868). Holothurien. In: Semper, C., ed.: <em>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band.</em> Leipzig: W. Engelmann. iv + 288 pp., 40 pls. [1867 = pp. 1-70, pls. 1-15; 1867/(1868) = pp. 71-100, pls. 16-25; 1868 = pp. 101-288, pls. 26-40]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11687 [details]
original description (of Colochirus tristis Ludwig, 1875) Ludwig, H. L. (1875). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologisch-zootomischen Institut Würzburg.</em> 2: 77-118, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34381181 [details]
original description (of Colochirus coeruleus Semper, 1867) Semper, C. (1867-1868). Holothurien. In: Semper, C., ed.: <em>Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band.</em> Leipzig: W. Engelmann. iv + 288 pp., 40 pls. [1867 = pp. 1-70, pls. 1-15; 1867/(1868) = pp. 71-100, pls. 16-25; 1868 = pp. 101-288, pls. 26-40]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11687 [details]
original description (of Pentacta coerulea var. rubra Clark, 1938) Clark, H. L. (1938). Echinoderms from Australia, an account of collections made in 1929 and 1932. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoöology at Harvard College.</em> 55: 1-597, 28 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4374780 [details]
basis of record Clark, A. M.; Rowe, F. W. E. (1971). Monograph of shallow-water indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. <em>Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History).</em> London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls., available online at http://www.abctaxa.be/downloads/additional-information-volume-1/works-famous-holothuroid-workers/fwe-rowe/MonographIndoWestPacific.pdf [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental shelf, suspension feeder. General distribution: tropical, east Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-115 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Also recorded in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Holotype Holotype (probable) Museum für Naturkunde an der Universität Humbolt zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Type locality: coast of 'Malacca' (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
To Barcode of Life (16 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Colochirus jagorii Semper, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pentacta coerulea (Semper, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Colochirus tristis Ludwig, 1875)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Colochirus quadrangularis)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pentacta coerulea (Semper, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Colochirus jagorii Semper, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pentacta coerulea (Semper, 1868))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Colochirus tristis Ludwig, 1875)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Colochirus quadrangularis)
To GenBank (18 nucleotides; 54 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pentacta coerulea (Semper, 1868))
