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Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775) 
AphiaID: 125185

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Aspidochirotida (Order) > Holothuriidae (Family) > Holothuria (Genus) > Holothuria (Thymiosycia) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Species
Typetaxon of  Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914
Parent Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914
Synonymised
taxa
  Fistularia impatiens Forsskål, 1775 (synonym)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens bicolor Clark, 1938 (synonym)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens concolor Clark, 1921 (synonym)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens lutea Clark, 1921 (synonym)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens pulchra Clark, 1921 (synonym)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. bicolor Clark, 1938
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. concolor Clark, 1921
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. lutea Clark, 1921
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. pulchra Clark, 1921
Holothuria botellus Selenka, 1867 (synonym)
Holothuria fulva Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Holothuria ophidiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Sources  basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS[details]

basis of record: Tortonese, E. (1980). Researches on the coast of Somalia. Littoral Echinodermata. Monitore zoologico italiano NS Supplemento XIII 5: 99-139. (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin, and C. L. Mah. 2009. Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S [details]

additional source: Rowe, F.W.E. (1969). A review of the family Holothuriidae (Holothurioidea: Aspidochirotida). Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) (Zool.) 18(4): 119-170 (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: North East Atlantic Taxa (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien, Z. wiss. Zool. 17: 291-374, pls. 17-20 [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Selenka, E. (1867). Beitrage zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. Der Philosophischen Facultat zu Gottingen in December 1866, als Dissertation vorgelegt.: pp. 291-374. [details] [view taxon]

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Variety Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. ludingae Domantay, 1953 (nomen nudum)

Subspecies Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens bicolor Clark, 1938 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Subspecies Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens concolor Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Subspecies Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens lutea Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Subspecies Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens pulchra Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Variety Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. bicolor Clark, 1938 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Variety Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. concolor Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Variety Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. lutea Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Variety Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens var. pulchra Clark, 1921 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Aldabra [details]
Belize [details]
Caribbean Sea [details]
Chagos [details]
Colombia [details]
Cuba [details]
Djibouti [details]
Eastern Africa & Madagascar [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Jamaica [details]
Kenya [details]
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Lesser Antilles [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mascarene Basin [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Mexico [details]
Mozambique [details]
Panama [details]
Puerto Rico [details]
Red Sea [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Trinidad and Tobago [details]
Venezuela [details]
West Indian Ocean [details]
Host of  Diogenella seticauda Stock, 1968 (parasitic: endoparasitic)
Scambicornus modestus (Humes & Cressey, 1961) (parasitic: endoparasitic)
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Notes  Description: Colour in life: variable, grey, yellow beneath with orange apexed papillae covering surface, or grey-brown or purple brown with yellow papillae (Humphreys, 1981).
Also distributed in Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, East Indies and Pacific Islands (Pearson, 1910); SE Arabia, Persian Gulf, Maldive area, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan, South Pacific Is. and Hawaiian Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995); India (Sastry, 1996).
General distribution: almost circumtropical (Tortonese, 1980); circumtropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-30 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

RemarkFistularia impatiens is original combination and type species of the Subgenus: (Thymiosycia).
In Subgenus (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914. Type data: status and whereabouts undetermined. Type locality: Red Sea (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Forskål is the original author, by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125185
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  Citation: Hansson, H. (2013). Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125185 on 2013-05-26
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