Bohadschia
Genus of sea cucumbers
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::summary Genus of sea cucumbers ::
| image = Bohadschia argus.jpg | image_caption = Bohadschia argus | taxon = Bohadschia | authority = Jaeger, 1833 | type_species = Bohadschia marmorata | type_species_authority = Jaeger, 1833 | subdivision = 12–14 species (see text) | synonyms =
- Colpochirota Brandt, 1835
- Holothuria (Bohadschia)
- Perseis Gistel, 1848
- Persites Gistel, 1848
- Sporadipus Brandt, 1835
Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes 12 species in the genus Bohadschia:
- Bohadschia argus (Jaeger, 1833)
- Bohadschia atra (Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999)
- Bohadschia cousteaui (Cherbonnier, 1954)
- Bohadschia koellikeri (Semper, 1868)
- Bohadschia maculisparsa (Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984)
- Bohadschia marmorata (Jaeger, 1833)
- Bohadschia mitsioensis (Cherbonnier, 1988)
- Bohadschia ocellata (Jaeger, 1833)
- Bohadschia paradoxa (Selenka, 1867)
- Bohadschia steinitzi (Cherbonnier, 1963)
- Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
- Bohadschia vitiensis (Semper, 1868)
In addition, two undescribed species are known:
- Bohadschia sp. 1 – Known from Bali, Okinawa Island, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
- Bohadschia sp. 2 – Known only from a single tissue sample from the Red Sea; may be synonymous with Bohadschia steinitzi.
Image:Bohadschia argus1.jpg|Bohadschia argus Image:Diving Maldives, 2009 - Holothurid.jpg|Bohadschia atra Image:Bohadschia bivittata.dREU 02546.jpg|Bohadschia bivittata Image:Bohadschia koellikeri.JPG|Bohadschia koellikeri Image:Bohadschia koellikeri1.jpg|Bohadschia marmorata Image:Bohadschia subrubra.jpg|Bohadschia subrubra Image:Bohadschia vitiensis.jpg|Bohadschia vitiensis
References
References
- (2023). "''Bohadschia'' Jaeger, 1833".
- (2013). "Colour, confusion, and crossing: resolution of species problems in ''Bohadschia'' (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.
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