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.[1] One source has also recorded the species as being present in the Persian Gulf.[2] The cucumber is a mobile bottom feeder and lives at a depth of between 5–10 cm.[3]
Holothuria bacilla | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Holothuriida |
Family: | Holothuriidae |
Genus: | Holothuria |
Species: | H. bacilla
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Binomial name | |
Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
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References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Afkhami, Majid & Ehsanpour, Maryam & Nasrolahi, Ali. (2015). Two sea cucumber species (Holothuria bacilli and H. Insignis): First record from the Persian Gulf. Marine Biodiversity Records. 8. 10.1017/S1755267215000718.
- ^ "Holothuria bacilla". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-08.