Biology:Holothuria bacilla
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Short description: Species of sea cucumber
| Holothuria bacilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. bacilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
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Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Selenkothuria. First described by Cherbonnier in 1988, the species is found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar .[1] One source has also recorded the species as being present in the Persian Gulf.[2] The cucumber is a mobile bottom feeder and lives at a depth of between 5–10 cm.[3]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210857#distributions.
- ↑ Afkhami, Majid & Ehsanpour, Maryam & Nasrolahi, Ali. (2015). Two sea cucumber species (Holothuria bacilli and H. Insignis): First record from the Persian Gulf. Marine Biodiversity Records. 8. 10.1017/S1755267215000718.
- ↑ "Holothuria bacilla". https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Holothuria-bacilla.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q2474686 entry
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