Deep-Sea taxon details
Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780)
124434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124434)
accepted
Species
Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [details] 
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]
Deep-Sea (2025). Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124434 on 2026-09-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124434 on 2026-09-10
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(of ) Fabricius, O. (1780). Fauna Groenlandica, systematice sistens animalia groenlandiae occidentalis hactenus indagata, quoad nomen specificium, triviale, vernaculumque, synonyma auctorum plurimum, descriptionem, locum, victum, generationem, mores, usum capturamque singuli, pro ut detegendi occasio fuit, maximaque parte secundum proprias observationes. [Fauna Greenland, systematically presenting the animals of Western Greenland so far investigated, as to the specific name, trivial, vernacular, synonyms of the authors for the most part, description, place, life, generation, manners, use and catch of each one, as there was an opportunity to discover, and for the most part according to personal observations.]. <em>Hafniae [= Copenhagen] & Lipsiae [= Leipzig], Ioannis Gottlob Rothe.</em> xvi + 452 pp., 1 pl., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13442285 [details]
original description (of Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892) Marenzeller, E. von. (1892). Note préliminaire sur les Holothuries provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle. <em>Bulletin Société Zoologique France.</em> 17: 64-66. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. <i>Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia</i>, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
original description (of Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892) Marenzeller, E. von. (1892). Note préliminaire sur les Holothuries provenant des campagnes du yacht l'Hirondelle. <em>Bulletin Société Zoologique France.</em> 17: 64-66. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i>. 50: pp. 336-351. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. <i>Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia</i>, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Arctic to Cape Cod [details]Habitat intertidal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | silky footless sea cucumberSilky cucumber | [details] |
| French | holothurie vermiforme | [details] |
| Russian | Хиридота бесцветная | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiridota laevis)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Macrozoobenthos communities of Svalbard
To PESI (from synonym Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (35 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chiridota laevis)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Macrozoobenthos communities of Svalbard
To PESI (from synonym Chiridota abyssicola Marenzeller von, 1892)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (35 records)
To ITIS
