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Holothuria (Platyperona) samoana Ludwig, 1875 
AphiaID: 210849

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Aspidochirotida (Order) > Holothuriidae (Family) > Holothuria (Genus) > Holothuria (Platyperona) (Subgenus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Holothuria (Platyperona) Rowe, 1969
Synonymised
taxa		  Holothuria samoana Ludwig, 1875
Sources  original description: Ludwig, H.L. (1875). Beitrage zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. Arbeiten aus dem zoolog. zootom. Institut in Würzburg 2 (2): 77-120, pl. 6-7. [details]

basis of record: Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Echinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record: Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.) [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes  Ecology: Ecology: benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, southwest Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-25 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

Remark: In Subgenus (Platyperona) Rowe, 1969. Holotype Zoologisches Museum für Hamburg, Hamburg (Germany) No. E.2624. Type locality: Samoa (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210849
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2000-09-21 11:31:59Z  created  Garcia, Maria
2000-09-22 07:17:05Z  changed  Garcia, Maria
2007-07-03 13:16:59Z  changed  Appeltans, Ward
2010-10-06 09:23:00Z  changed  Paulay, Gustav
2013-06-14 08:25:30Z  changed  Paulay, Gustav
  
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  Citation: Paulay, G. (2013). Holothuria (Platyperona) samoana Ludwig, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210849 on 2013-06-19
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