Name
Holothuria
sea cucumber
Framing
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Echinozoa
Class: Holothuroidea
Genus: Holothuria
Habitat
Sedimentary seabed or between vegetation on hard bottoms
Feeding
Sedimentivore
Distribution
The whole Mediterranean
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Vermiform and elongated in appearance with the mouth opening located near the anterior end and surrounded by a crown of retractile tentacles. Integument without armoured plates, but microscopic, consistency soft to hard and leathery.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Ocaña, A., 2006. Equinodermos. Fauna Andaluza. pp. 174-190. En Tinaut, A. y Pascual, F. (Coordinadores). Proyecto Andalucía. Naturaleza. Volumen XV (Zoología III). Publicaciones Comunitarias, SL., Sevilla. ISBN: 84-933178-9-6. - Ocaña, A., L. Sánchez Tocino, S. López González y J.F. Viciana Martín. 2000. Guía Submarina de Invertebrados no Artrópodos. Ed. Comares. Granada. 471 pp. - Ocaña, A. y Pérez - Ruzafa, A. 2004. Los Equinodermos de las costas andaluzas. Acta Granatense, nº 3. - WoRMS (2022). Holothuria Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123456