Holothuria

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Genus of echinoderms

title: "Holothuria" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["holothuriidae", "holothuroidea-genera"] description: "Genus of echinoderms" topic_path: "general/holothuriidae" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holothuria" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of echinoderms ::

| image = Holothuria pervicax Réunion.jpg | image_caption = Holothuria pervicax | taxon = Holothuria | authority = Linnaeus, 1767 | type_species = Holothuria tubulosa | type_species_authority = Gmelin, 1791 | subdivision = Over 100, see text. | synonyms = * Ananus Sluiter, 1880

Holothuria is the type genus of the marine animal family Holothuriidae, part of the class Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers. Members of the genus are found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions. They are soft-bodied, limbless invertebrates which dwell on the ocean floor and are usually detritivores. They resemble a cucumber in form. The genus contains some species that are harvested and sold as food.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognizes 163 species in 19 subgenera of Holothuria: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Holothuria_atra.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria atra]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Holothuria_cinerascens.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria cinerascens]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Holothuria_difficilis.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria difficilis]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Holothuria_edulis1.JPG" caption="''[[Holothuria edulis]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Holothuria_flavomaculata.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria flavomaculata]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Holothuria_forskali_Rab2011_a_3274.JPG" caption="''[[Holothuria forskali]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Holothuria_fuscocinerea1.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria fuscocinerea]]''"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Holothuria_hilla.jpg" caption="''[[Holothuria hilla]]''"] ::

References

References

  1. (2024). "''Holothuria'' Linnaeus, 1767".

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