WoRMS taxon details
Hemithyone semperi (Bell, 1884)
210944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210944)
accepted
Species
Cucumaria pigra Koehler & Vaney, 1908 · unaccepted
Cucumaria semperi Bell, 1884 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cucumaria semperi Bell, 1884) Bell, F. J. (1884). Echinodermata. <em>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. “Alert”, 1881-2.</em> 117-177, 509-512, pls 8-17 & 45. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19102447 [details]
Description Ecology: benthic, inshore, suspesion feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-13 m....
Description Ecology: benthic, inshore, suspesion feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-13 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
WoRMS (2025). Hemithyone semperi (Bell, 1884). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210944 on 2025-08-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cucumaria semperi Bell, 1884) Bell, F. J. (1884). Echinodermata. <em>Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. “Alert”, 1881-2.</em> 117-177, 509-512, pls 8-17 & 45. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19102447 [details]
original description (of Cucumaria pigra Koehler & Vaney, 1908) Koehler, R. & Vaney, C. (1908). <em>An account of the littoral Holothurioidea collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator. [Holothuries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les Holothuries littorales.]</em> In: Alcock, A. (ed.) <em>Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. Holothurioidea.</em> Calcutta: Indian Museum. 54 pp., 3 pls. [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cucumaria pigra Koehler & Vaney, 1908) Koehler, R. & Vaney, C. (1908). <em>An account of the littoral Holothurioidea collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator. [Holothuries recueillies par l'Investigator dans l'Océan Indien. II. Les Holothuries littorales.]</em> In: Alcock, A. (ed.) <em>Echinoderma of the Indian Museum. Holothurioidea.</em> Calcutta: Indian Museum. 54 pp., 3 pls. [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Ecology: benthic, inshore, suspesion feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-13 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Also distributed in W India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Type specimen Lectotype Natural History Museum, London (England) 1882.2.22.116 , paralectotypes Natural History Museum 1882.2.22.116 (part) (3 specimens), Natural History Museum 1881.10.26.43-45 (2 specimens). Type locality: Port Denison and Torres Strait, Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
