WoRMS taxon details
original description
Pearson, J. (1913). Notes on the Holothurioidea of the Indian Ocean. I. The genus Holothuria. Spolia Zeylan. 9 (34): 49-101 [details]
original description
(of Holothuria hamata Pearson, 1913) Pearson, J. (1913). Notes on the Holothurioidea of the Indian Ocean. I. The genus Holothuria. Spolia Zeylan. 9 (34): 49-101 [details]
basis of record
Pearson, J. (1913). Notes on the Holothurioidea of the Indian Ocean. I. The genus Holothuria. Spolia Zeylan. 9 (34): 49-101 [details]
From other sources
Description Also distributed in Maldive area (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, continental shelf, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, discontinuous, (Red Sea), Maldives, central Indian Ocean, depth range 9-190 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Remark In Subgenus (Theelothuria) Deichmann, 1958. Syntypes Colombo musem, Colombo, Sri Lanka (2 specimens). Type locality: Suez Bay, Red Sea (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
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