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Holothuriidae Burmeister, 1837

731943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:731943)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Echinodermata (Phylum)
  4. Echinozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Holothuroidea (Class)
  6. Actinopoda (Subclass)
  7. Holothuriida (Order)
  8. Holothuriidae (Family)
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Holothuriida

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  1. Genus Actinopyga Bronn, 1860
  2. Genus Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833
  3. Genus Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767
  4. Genus Labidodemas Selenka, 1867
  5. Genus Pearsonothuria Levin in Levin, Kalinin & Stonik, 1984
  6. Genus Fistularia Forsskål, 1775 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Junior homonym and no type species designated)
  7. Genus Fossothuria Deichmann, 1958 accepted as Cystipus Haacke, 1880 represented as Holothuria (Cystipus) Haacke, 1880
  8. Genus Halodeima Pearson, 1914 accepted as Holothuria (Halodeima) Pearson, 1914
  9. Genus Jaegerothuria Deichmann, 1958 accepted as Cystipus Haacke, 1880 represented as Holothuria (Cystipus) Haacke, 1880
  10. Genus Ludwigothuria Deichmann, 1958 accepted as Halodeima Pearson, 1914 accepted as Holothuria (Halodeima) Pearson, 1914
  11. Genus Muelleria Jaeger, 1833 accepted as Actinopyga Bronn, 1860 (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Mulleria Ferussac, 1825 (Mollusca) as well as Mulleria Fleming, 1828 (Synaptidae; = Oestergrenia Heding, 1931))
  12. Genus Cystipus Haacke, 1880 represented as Holothuria (Cystipus) Haacke, 1880
  13. Genus Lessonothuria Deichmann, 1958 represented as Holothuria (Lessonothuria) Deichmann, 1958
  14. Genus Microthele Brandt, 1835 represented as Holothuria (Microthele) Brandt, 1835
  15. Genus Stauropora Rowe, 1969 represented as Holothuria (Stauropora) Rowe, 1969
  16. Genus Theelothuria Deichmann, 1958 represented as Holothuria (Theelothuria) Deichmann, 1958
  17. Genus Thymiosycia Pearson, 1914 represented as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914
  18. Genus Vaneyothuria Deichmann, 1958 represented as Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) Deichmann, 1958
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365 [details] 
AfReMaS (2026). Holothuriidae Burmeister, 1837. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731943 on 2026-07-01
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Holothuriidae Burmeister, 1837. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=731943 on 2026-07-01
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2013-06-07 05:45:42Z
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Paulay, Gustav
2013-06-07 06:39:08Z
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Paulay, Gustav
2017-09-21 16:35:42Z
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Paulay, Gustav
2019-03-14 21:41:26Z
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Reich, Mike
2025-03-07 20:22:18Z
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Paulay, Gustav

original description Burmeister, Hermann. (1837). <em>Handbuch der Naturgeschichte. Zum Gebrauch bei Vorlesungen. Zweite Abtheilung: Zoologie.</em>. <em>[book].</em> xii + pp. 858 [Zoology 369-858] T.C.F. Enslin, Berlin., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46857365 [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. <em>In: J. J. Alvarado & F. A. Solís-Marín (eds), Echinoderm Research and Diversity in Latin America.</em> pp. 471-510. Springer; Berlin & Heidelberg. page(s): 543-654. [details] 

identification resource Rowe, F. W. E. (1969). A review of the family Holothuriidae (Holothurioidea: Aspidochirotida). <em>Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) (Zool.).</em> 18(4): 119-170., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2636614 [details] 
 
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