WoRMS name details
Microthele Brandt, 1835
204201 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204201)
alternative representation
Genus
Holothuria (Microthele) maculata Brandt, 1835 (type by subsequent designation)
Argiodia Pearson, 1914 · unaccepted
- Subgenus Microthele (Paramicrothele)
- Species Microthele difficilis (Semper, 1868) accepted as Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis Semper, 1868
- Species Microthele nobilis (Selenka, 1867) accepted as Holothuria nobilis (Selenka, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Brandt, J. F. (1835). Echinodermata ordo Holothurina. <em>In: Prodromus Descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in Orbis Terrarum Circumnavigatione Observatorum. Fasc. I: 75 pps. Petropoli.</em> pp. 42-62., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=9-KK6BsniXcC [details] 
WoRMS (2025). Microthele Brandt, 1835. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204201 on 2025-10-07
Date
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2000-09-29 13:20:33Z
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Garcia, Maria
2006-09-25 06:54:45Z
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Martinez, Olga
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Nomenclature
original description
Brandt, J. F. (1835). Echinodermata ordo Holothurina. <em>In: Prodromus Descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in Orbis Terrarum Circumnavigatione Observatorum. Fasc. I: 75 pps. Petropoli.</em> pp. 42-62., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=9-KK6BsniXcC [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1951). Holothuries de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. <em>Mémoires Institut Royal Sciences Naturelles Belgique.</em> 2e série 41(2): 1-68. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1951). Holothuries de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. <em>Mémoires Institut Royal Sciences Naturelles Belgique.</em> 2e série 41(2): 1-68. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Unreviewed
Remark Type species: Holothuria (Microthele) maculata Brandt, 1835 (=Muelleria nobilis Selenka, 1867) by subsequent designation by Clark & Rowe (1967) (Rowe & Gates, 1995). TaxRemsType species: Holothuria sanctori Delle Chiaje, 1823. In Subgenus: (Platyperona) of the genus Holothuria with type species: Holothuria difficilis Semper, 1868 [details]
Synonymy Regarded as a Subgenus: (Microthele) Brandt, 1835 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イシナマコ | [details] |
