Deep-Sea taxon details
Molpadia musculus Risso, 1826
124801 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124801)
accepted
Species
Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
Ankyroderma musculus (Risso, 1826) · unaccepted
Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935 · unaccepted (synonym)
Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898) · unaccepted
Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details] 
Deep-Sea (2025). Molpadia musculus Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124801 on 2026-09-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Molpadia musculus Risso, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124801 on 2026-09-03
original description
Risso, A. (1826 - 1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. [Natural history of the main productions of Southern Europe and particularly those of the area around Nice and the Maritime Alps. <em>In: Levrault, F.G. (ed.). vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes].</em> 400 pp., 13 pls. [volumes 1-5., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984 [details]
original description (of Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935) Heding, S. G. (1935). Holothurioidea. Part I. Apoda. - Molpadioidea. - Gephyrothurioidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(9): 1-84, pls. I-VIII. [details]
original description (of Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886) Théel, H. (1886). Report on the Holothurioidea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76. Part II. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 39): 1-290, pl. 1-16., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-39/htm/doc.html [details]
context source (Deepsea) Gebruk A.V., Smirnov A.V., Rogacheva A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Holothuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 156–180 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.15 [details] Available for editors
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]
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 Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Pawson, D.L.; Vance, D.J.; Ahearn, C. (2001). Western Atlantic sea cucumbers of the Order Molpadiida (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). <i>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 10</i>: 311-327 (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Pawson, D. L. (1970). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Sea Cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). <em>Mem. N.Z. oceanogr. Inst.</em> 52: 1-69. [details] Available for editors
original description (of Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935) Heding, S. G. (1935). Holothurioidea. Part I. Apoda. - Molpadioidea. - Gephyrothurioidea. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(9): 1-84, pls. I-VIII. [details]
original description (of Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886) Théel, H. (1886). Report on the Holothurioidea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76. Part II. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 39): 1-290, pl. 1-16., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-39/htm/doc.html [details]
context source (Deepsea) Gebruk A.V., Smirnov A.V., Rogacheva A.V. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Holothuroidea. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 156–180 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.15 [details] Available for editors
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]
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 Mah, C.L.; McKnight, D.G.; Eagle, M.K.; Pawson, D.L.; Améziane, N.; Vance, D.J.; Baker, A.N.; Clark, H.E.S.; Davey, N. (2009). Phylum Echinodermata: sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, sea lilies. In: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. pp. 371-400. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Pawson, D.L.; Vance, D.J.; Ahearn, C. (2001). Western Atlantic sea cucumbers of the Order Molpadiida (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). <i>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 10</i>: 311-327 (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Pawson, D. L. (1970). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Sea Cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). <em>Mem. N.Z. oceanogr. Inst.</em> 52: 1-69. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | muscular fusiform sea cucumber | [details] |
| French | holothurie puissante | [details] |
| Japanese | シリブトイモナマコ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Ankyroderma musculus (Risso, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Molpadia musculus)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1132655 [IZ] Molpadia musculus, anterior)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1132655 [IZ] Molpadia musculus, lateral)
To PESI (from synonym Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898))
To PESI (from synonym Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (241 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications) (from synonym Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Ankyroderma musculus (Risso, 1826))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Molpadia musculus)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 19 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1132655 [IZ] Molpadia musculus, anterior)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1132655 [IZ] Molpadia musculus, lateral)
To PESI (from synonym Trochostoma violaceum Théel, 1886)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Molpadia loricata (R. Perrier, 1898))
To PESI (from synonym Ankyroderma danielsseni Théel, 1886)
To PESI (from synonym Eumolpadia asaphes Heding, 1935)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (241 records)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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