Species Holothuria (Semperothuria) cinerascens (Brandt, 1835)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Stichopus (Gymnochirota) cinerascens Brandt, J.F. 1835. Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum. pp. 1-75-1 pl. [51].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, 'inter lapides in insulis Boninsimensibus', (NW Pacific).
• Holothuria pulchella Selenka, E. 1867. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. Zeitschrift für Wissenschaftliche Zoologie 17: 291-374 pls 17-20 [329, pl. 18(61-62)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) MCZ 688 4 specimens, Hawaiian Ils.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Panning, A. 1934. Die Gattung Holothuria. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Staatsinstitut und Zoologischen Museum in Hamburg 45: 24-50, 65-84, 85-107 22-102 [37]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Rottnest Is. to Dampier Archipelago; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Lower shore and reef crest.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, deposit feeder, detritivore, inshore, tropical.

 

General References

Clark, A.M. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1971. Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-west Pacific Echinoderms. London : Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History) 238 pp. 100 figs 31 pls.

Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023		11-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)