Biology:Holothuria bacilla

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Short description: Species of sea cucumber

Holothuria bacilla
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Holothuria
Species:
H. bacilla
Binomial name
Holothuria bacilla
Cherbonnier, 1988

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

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210857#distributions. 
  2. 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.
  3. "Holothuria bacilla". https://www.sealifebase.ca/summary/Holothuria-bacilla.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2474686 entry