Holothuroidea

Alternate names: holothurian, sea cucumber

Author: de Blainville, 1834

Representative image using: Psychronaetes hanseni

MBARI 2007: T1079-01

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Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 6

MBARI 2009: D08

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Representative image using: Oloughlinius sp. 2

MBARI 2009: D78-03HD

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Representative image using: Apostichopus leukothele

MBARI

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Representative image using: Abyssocucumis abyssorum

MBARI 2007: T1124-06

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Representative image using: Paelopatides confundens

MBARI 2007: T1124-05

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Representative image using: Peniagone vitrea

MBARI 2011: D321

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Representative image using: Psychropotes longicauda

MBARI 2006: T1068-03

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Representative image using: Enypniastes

MBARI 2001: T300-06

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Representative image using: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae

MBARI 2015: D732

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Representative image using: Isostichopus fuscus

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Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1

MBARI 2012

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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: Psychronaetes hanseni MBARI 2007: T1079-01 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Holothuroidea sp. 6 MBARI 2009: D08 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: Apostichopus leukothele MBARI Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Abyssocucumis abyssorum MBARI 2007: T1124-06 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Paelopatides confundens MBARI 2007: T1124-05 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Peniagone vitrea MBARI 2011: D321 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Psychropotes longicauda 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: Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae MBARI 2015: D732 Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Isostichopus fuscus Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: Benthodytes sp. 1 MBARI 2012 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 2020-08-15.
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