Biology:Mesothuria

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Mesothuria
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Mesothuria sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Mesothuriidae
Genus: Mesothuria
Ludwig, 1894
Synonyms
  • Allantis Hérouard, 1902
  • Diplasiothuria Heding, 1942
  • Mesites Ludwig, 1893
  • Mesothuria (Allantis) Hérouard, 1902
  • Mesothuria (Diplasiothuria) Heding, 1942
  • Mesothuria (Mesothuria) Ludwig, 1894
  • Mesothuria (Monothuria) Heding, 1940
  • Mesothuria (Penichrothuria) Heding, 1942
  • Penichrothuria Heding, 1942

Mesothuria is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Synallactidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]


Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Mesothuria:[2]

  • Mesothuria abberviata Koehler & Vaney, 1905
  • Mesothuria abbreviata Koehler & Vaney, 1905
  • Mesothuria bifurcata Hérouard, 1901
  • Mesothuria carnosa Fisher, 1907
  • Mesothuria cathedralis Heding, 1940
  • Mesothuria crebrapedes Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
  • Mesothuria deani Mitsukuri, 1912
  • Mesothuria edwardensis Massin, 1992
  • Mesothuria gargantua Deichmann, 1930
  • Mesothuria holothurioides Sluiter, 1901
  • Mesothuria incerta Koehler & Vaney, 1905
  • Mesothuria intestinalis (Ascanius, 1805)
  • Mesothuria magellani (Ludwig, 1883)
  • Mesothuria maroccana Perrier R., 1898
  • Mesothuria megapoda Clark, 1920
  • Mesothuria milleri Gebruk & Solis-Marin in Gebruk, Solis-Marin, Billett, Rogacheva & Tyler, 2012
  • Mesothuria multipes (Ludwig, 1893)
  • Mesothuria multipora Clark, 1920
  • Mesothuria murrayi (Théel, 1886)
  • Mesothuria oktaknemoides Heding, 1940
  • Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter, 1901
  • Mesothuria regularia Heding, 1940
  • Mesothuria roulei (Koehler, 1895)
  • Mesothuria rugosa Hérouard, 1912
  • Mesothuria squamosa Koehler & Vaney, 1905
  • Mesothuria sufflava Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
  • Mesothuria verrilli (Théel, 1886)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3460174 entry