WoRMS taxon details
Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886)
213099 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213099)
accepted
Species
Holothuria murrayi parva Théel, 1886 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
WoRMS (2026). Mesothuria (Mesothuria) parva (Théel, 1886). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213099 on 2026-09-17
Date
action
by
2000-09-29 07:24:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Holothuria murrayi parva Théel, 1886) Théel, H. (1886). Report on the Holothurioidea collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873-76. Part II. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 14 (part 39): 1-290, pl. 1-16., available online at http://19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-39/htm/doc.html [details]
basis of record Thandar, A. S. (1992). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. Part 18: Holothuroidea. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 101: 159-180. [details]
basis of record Thandar, A. S. (1992). The South African Museum's Meiring Naude cruises. Part 18: Holothuroidea. <em>Ann. S. Afr. Mus.</em> 101: 159-180. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D. (2016). Sublittoral and bathyal sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Northern Mozambique Channel with description of six new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4196(4): 451., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4196.4.1
note: Consider species valid, not syn of M. murrayi [details]
note: Consider species valid, not syn of M. murrayi [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Ecology Ecology: benthic, continental slope, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, west-central Pacific Ocean, depth range 270-774 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Also distributed in Hawaii and Admiralty Island (Thandar, 1989); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Habitat: Globigerina ooze, sand grains and broken shells (Thandar, 1989). [details]
Holotype Holotype Natural History Museum, London (England) 1886.10.2.177. Type locality: Admiralty Is. (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クマサカナマコ | [details] |
