Biology:Holothuria bacilla

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Short description: Species of sea cucumber

Holothuria bacilla
Scientific classification edit
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.[2] One source has also recorded the species as being present in the Persian Gulf.[3] The cucumber is a mobile bottom feeder and lives at a depth of between 5–10 cm.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2474686 entry