WoRMS taxon details
Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852
149908 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:149908)
accepted
Species
Cucumaria pulcherrima (Ayres, 1854) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ayres, WO., 1852. Descriptions of Holothurians. Proceedings Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 207-208, 214-215, 243-247 [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
WoRMS (2026). Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149908 on 2026-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Ayres, WO., 1852. Descriptions of Holothurians. Proceedings Boston Society of Natural History. 4: 207-208, 214-215, 243-247 [details]
basis of record Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. <i>Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia</i>, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. <i>Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia</i>, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
additional source Pawson, D. L., D. J. Vance, C. G. Messing, F. A. Solis-Marin & C. L. Mah. (2009). Echinodermata of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Pp. 1177–1204 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota.</em> Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College S. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cucumaria pulcherrima (Ayres, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (43 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 047303)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cucumaria pulcherrima (Ayres, 1854))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (43 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 047303)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
