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Orcula cucumiformis Semper, 1868 
AphiaID: 214676

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Dendrochirotida (Order) > Cucumariidae (Family) > Orcula (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Afrocucumis africana (Semper, 1867)
Rank Species
Parent Orcula Troschel, 1846 accepted as Ekmania Hansen & McKenzie, 1991
Sources  original description: Semper, C. (1868). Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaftliche Resultate. Erster Band. Holothurien. Hefte iv. and v: Unpaginated. [details]

basis of record: Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. Abhandl. d. Senckenb. naturf. Ges., Bonn, Vol. 21(1): 537 - 563. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine
Distribution Seychelles [details]
Tanzania [details]
Note  Distribution: Also known in Australia (Lampert, 1896). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:214676
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-08-05 12:46:27Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-07-26 06:49:18Z  changed  Appeltans, Ward
2010-10-14 13:26:43Z  changed  Paulay, Gustav
2010-10-14 13:48:44Z  changed  Paulay, Gustav
  
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  Citation: Paulay, G. (2013). Orcula cucumiformis Semper, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=214676 on 2013-05-18
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