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Genus Colochirus Troschel, 1846

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Genus Colochirus Troschel, 1846

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Central W coast, Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast, SW coast

Oriental Region

  • West Pacific Ocean

General References

Panning, A. 1971. Bemerkungen über die Holothurien-Familie Cucumariidae (Ordnung Dendrochirota). 6. Die Gattungen um Ocnus Forbes, 1841 und um Pentacta Goldfuss, 1820. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum und Institut, Hamburg 67: 29-51 figs 1-5 [42] (recognised Colochirus Troschel, 1846 as a valid genus)

Rowe, F.W.E. in Rowe, F.W.E. & Gates, J. 1995. Echinodermata. In, Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 33. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia xiii 510 pp. [Date published 30 May 1995] (Colochirus Troschel, 1846 is restricted here to the type species, Colochirus quadrangularis Troschel, 1846, Colochirus crassus Ekman, 1918 and Colochirus robustus Östergren, 1898, based on body form with large, spike-like papillae along the dorso-lateral ambulacra, low wart-like protuberances may occur inter-ambulacrally; body wall spicules comprise multi-locular, knobbed plates and asymmetric, smooth or knobbed plates; tentacles 10, ventral-most pair smaller. See also under Cercodemas)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023 11-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)