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Holothuria (Platyperona) excellens (Ludwig, 1875) 
AphiaID: 210866

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
  Muelleria excellens Ludwig, 1875
Mulleria excellens Ludwig, 1875
Sources  basis of record: Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Echinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar 70. (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: 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] [view taxon]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Madagascar [details]
Links To Encyclopedia of Life
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection
Note  Remark: Deichmann (1958) places this species in synonymy with H difficilis Semper, and is followed by Rowe (1969). According to Cherbonnier and Massin (1999), H. excellens is a valid species. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210866
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
1997-12-23 14:38:49Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-09-22 07:17:05Z  changed  Garcia, Maria
2007-07-03 13:16:59Z  changed  Appeltans, Ward
2010-10-14 14:30:08Z  checked  Paulay, Gustav
  
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  Citation: Paulay, G. (2013). Holothuria (Platyperona) excellens (Ludwig, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210866 on 2013-05-19
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