Species Notostichopus ludwigi (Erwe, 1913)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Stichopus ludwigi Erwe, W. 1913. Holothurioidea. 349-402 pls 5-8 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : G. Fischer Band 4, Lieferung 5. [388, pl. 13(24a-f)].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMH E.2700, southwestern Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Notostichopus ludwigi (Erwe, 1913). —
  Woo, S. P., Kajihara, H., Byrne, M. & Fujita, T. 2019. Description and phylogenetic relationships of a new genus of sea cucumbers from Australia, with two new combinations (Holothuroidea, Stichopodidae). Marine Biodiversity 49(6): 2499-2518

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Eaglehawk Neck, SE coast Tas to Houtman Abrolhos, WA. Depth range 0-25 m.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, deposit feeder, detritivore, inshore, temperate.

 

General References

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

Rowe, F.W.E. 1982. Sea-cucumbers (Class Holothurioidea). 454-476-11 figs pls 29(6), 30(3-4), 31(1) in Shepherd, S.A. & Thomas, I.M. (eds). Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia Adelaide : Government Printer Part 1 491 pp.

 

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)