Holothuroidea

Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber

Author: de Blainville, 1834

Representative image using: Pannychia moseleyi

MBARI 2003: V2358-02

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Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 1

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Representative image using: Enypniastes

MBARI 2001: T300-06

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Representative image using: Synallactes

MBARI 2004: T669-06

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Representative image using: Psychronaetes hanseni

MBARI 2007: T1079-01

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Representative image using: Apostichopus californicus

MBARI 2010: V3580-02HD

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Representative image using: Elpidia sp. A

PULSE Cruise (time-lapse image)

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Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1

MBARI 2012

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Representative image using: Oloughlinius sp. 2

MBARI 2009: D78-03HD

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Representative image using: Benthothuria

MBARI 2002: T427-05

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Representative image using: Oneirophanta mutabilis complex

MBARI 2011; D231-04

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Representative image using: Apostichopus sp. 1

MBARI 2015: D735

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Holothuroidea

Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber

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Holothuroidea Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber Author: de Blainville, 1834 Representative image using: Pannychia moseleyi MBARI 2003: V2358-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 1 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Enypniastes MBARI 2001: T300-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Synallactes MBARI 2004: T669-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Psychronaetes hanseni MBARI 2007: T1079-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Apostichopus californicus MBARI 2010: V3580-02HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Elpidia sp. A PULSE Cruise (time-lapse image) Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1 MBARI 2012 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Oloughlinius sp. 2 MBARI 2009: D78-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthothuria MBARI 2002: T427-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Oneirophanta mutabilis complex MBARI 2011; D231-04 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Apostichopus sp. 1 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Holothuroidea (class) Aspidochirotida (order) Dendrochirotida (order) Elasipodida (order) Holothuroidea sp. 3 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 4 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 5 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 6 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 7 (species) Description Geographic Information Habitat description: Primarily benthic, many can swim (benthic boundary layer). Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Holothuroidea (de Blainville, 1834) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Holothuroidea. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2018-04-19.
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