WoRMS name details

Cucumaria improvisa Ludwig, 1875

210666  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210666)

 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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] OpenAccess publication
Note Algoa Bay. Deichmann assumes a mistake in...  
Type locality Algoa Bay. Deichmann assumes a mistake in labelling has been made; the locality of the single specimen for this species might have come from Algier Bay in the Mediterranean, in which case the specimen would have been identified as Cucumaria elongata[details]
WoRMS (2024). Cucumaria improvisa Ludwig, 1875. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210666 on 2024-12-26
Date
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1999-05-30 21:23:51Z
created
2000-07-24 07:28:46Z
changed
2010-10-14 13:58:07Z
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original description 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] OpenAccess publication

source of synonymy Thandar, A.S. (1991). The Cucumariid holothurians of southern Africa with the erection of a new genus. S. Afr. J. Zool. 26(3): 115 - 139. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
Unreviewed
Type locality Algoa Bay. Deichmann assumes a mistake in labelling has been made; the locality of the single specimen for this species might have come from Algier Bay in the Mediterranean, in which case the specimen would have been identified as Cucumaria elongata[details]