Species Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886)

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Species Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886)

Colochirus violaceus Théel, H. 1886. Holothurioidea. Part 2. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 39: 1-290 pls 1-16 [78, pls 5(4), 13(1-2)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1886.10.2.79, Philippines (11º06´N 123º09´E).
Cucumaria tricolor Sluiter, C. P. 1901. Die Holothurien der Siboga Expedition. Siboga-Expéditie Report 44: 1-142 pls 1-10 [81, pls 1(3), 7(8)].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA E2173/1-2, E2497 8 specimens, 'Jedan Island', east coast of Aru Ils, Indonesia.
Colochirus axiologus Clark, H.L. 1914. The echinoderms of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 1(3): 132-173 fig. 1 pls 17-26 [171, pl. 25].
Type data:
Holotype WAM Z1893 (old number: 4033), Port Hedland, WA.
Paratype(s) MCZ 940 1 specimen (not in WAM as suggested by Rowe & Gates (1995)), Port Hedland, WA.
Pseudocolochirus arae Boone, L. 1938. The marine Algae, Coelenterata, Annelida, Polychaeta, Echinodermata, etc. of the world cruises of the yachts Ara 1928–1929 and Alva 1931–1933. Part IV. Echinodermata. Bulletin of the Vanderbilt Marine Museum 7: 109-193 figs 8-13 pls 33-70 [186, pls 69-70].
Type data:
Holotype VMM, mouth of the Saigon River, Cochin China.
Pseudocolochirus bicolor Cherbonnier, G. 1970. Pseudocolochirus bicolor n. sp., nouvelle holothurie dendrochirote de Madagascar. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 242(2): 424-427 [424].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP, Tuléar, Madagascar.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Cherbonnier, G. 1988. Faune de Madagascar. 70. Echinodermes: Holothurides. Paris : Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique 292 pp. 125 figs. [174]

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Port Hedland, WA to Double Island Point, Qld and to northern NSW and Lord Howe Is.; Indo-west Pacific Ocean. Depth range 0-13 m.

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 Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Afrotropical Region

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast, Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast, NW coast

Oriental Region

West Pacific Ocean

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, inshore, suspension feeder, 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 (as Pseudocolochirus axiologus (H.L. Clark, 1914))

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)

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