Species Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis Lesson, 1830
- Holothuria edulis Lesson, R.P. 1830. Centurie Zoologique, ou Choix d'Animaux Rares, Nouveaux ou Imparfaitement Connues. Paris : Levrault 254 pp. 80 pls. [125, pl. 146(2)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Moluccas, Indonesia.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Houtman Abrolhos, WA to Elizabeth Reef, Tasman Sea; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-20 m. Afrotropical Region, West Pacific Ocean
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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast, Great Barrier Reef, Lower W coast, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, deposit feeder, detritivore, inshore, tropical.
General References
Clark, H.L. 1946. The echinoderm fauna of Australia. Its composition and its origin. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 566: 1-567
Marsh, L.M., Vail, L.L., Hoggett, A.K. & Rowe, F.W.E. 1993. Part 6. Echinoderms of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island. pp. 53-65 2 tables in Berry, P.F. (ed.). Marine faunal surveys of Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island North-western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 44: 91 pp.
History of changes
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15-Sep-2023 | 11-Dec-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |