Holothuroidea

Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber

Author: de Blainville, 1834

Representative image using: Oloughlinius sp. 2

MBARI 2009: D78-03HD

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Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 2

MBARI 2009: D6-01HD

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Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 8

MBARI 2018: D1086

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Representative image using: Apostichopus sp. 1

MBARI 2015: D735

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Representative image using: Scotoplanes globosa

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Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1

MBARI 2012

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Representative image using: Psolus squamatus

MBARI

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Representative image using: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Pannychia moseleyi

MBARI 2003: V2358-02

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Representative image using: Scotoplanes clarki

MBARI 2003: T552-06

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Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 7

MBARI 2015: D735

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Representative image using: Psychronaetes hanseni

MBARI 2007: T1079-01

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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: Oloughlinius sp. 2 MBARI 2009: D78-03HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 2 MBARI 2009: D6-01HD Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 8 MBARI 2018: D1086 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Apostichopus sp. 1 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Scotoplanes globosa Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1 MBARI 2012 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Psolus squamatus MBARI Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pannychia moseleyi MBARI 2003: V2358-02 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Scotoplanes clarki MBARI 2003: T552-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 7 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Psychronaetes hanseni MBARI 2007: T1079-01 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Holothuroidea (class) Dendrochirotida (order) Elasipodida (order) Holothuriida (order) Holothuroidea sp. 3 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 4 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 5 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 6 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 7 (species) Holothuroidea sp. 8 (species) Persiculida (order) Synallactida (order) 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 2025-10-16.
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