Holothuroidea

Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber

Author: de Blainville, 1834

Representative image using: Oloughlinius sp. 1

MBARI 2007: T1100-07

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Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 1

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Representative image using: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 4

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Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 7

MBARI 2015: D735

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Representative image using: Pseudostichopus mollis

MBARI 2006: T1068-03

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Representative image using: Enypniastes

MBARI 2001: T300-06

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Representative image using: Benthothuria

MBARI 2002: T427-05

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Representative image using: Paelopatides confundens

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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Representative image using: Scotoplanes clarki

MBARI 2003: T552-06

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Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 2

MBARI 2009: D6-01HD

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Representative image using: Isostichopus fuscus

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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. 1 MBARI 2007: T1100-07 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Peniagone sp. 1 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 4 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 7 MBARI 2015: D735 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Pseudostichopus mollis MBARI 2006: T1068-03 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Enypniastes MBARI 2001: T300-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthothuria MBARI 2002: T427-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Paelopatides confundens MBARI 2007: T1124-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Scotoplanes clarki MBARI 2003: T552-06 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: Isostichopus fuscus 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 2020-06-06.
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