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Thymiosycia Pearson, 1914

Holothuria aff. impatiens

AphiaID

205970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205970)

Classification

Status

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Accepted name

Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Fistularia impatiens Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forsskål, 1775) (type by original designation)

Parent

Holothuriidae Burmeister, 1837

Synonymised names

Acolpos Brandt, 1835 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)

Brandtothuria Deichmann, 1958 · unaccepted

Paramicrothele Caso, 1965 · unaccepted

Thymiosicya Pearson, 1914 · unaccepted

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Species Thymiosycia arenicola (Semper, 1868) accepted as Holothuria (Thymiosycia) arenicola Semper, 1868

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Pearson, J. (1914). Notes on the Holothurioidea of the Indian Ocean. II. The sub-genera Argiodia and Actinopyga. Spolia Zeylan. 9 (35): 173-190. [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Thymiosycia Pearson, 1914. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205970 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2000-09-22 07:17:05Z

created

Garcia, Maria

2012-11-14 00:49:53Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-10 05:18:23Z

changed

Paulay, Gustav

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Nomenclature

original description Pearson, J. (1914). Notes on the Holothurioidea of the Indian Ocean. II. The sub-genera Argiodia and Actinopyga. Spolia Zeylan. 9 (35): 173-190. [details]

basis of record Rowe, F. W. E.; Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. <em>In: Wells, A.; Houston, W.W.K. (Ed.) Zoological catalogue of Australia, 33. CSIRO: Melbourne. ISBN 0-643-05696-3. XIII.</em> 510 pp. [details]

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Remark Type species: Holothuria impatiens Forskal, 1775 by original designation (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]

synonymy Regarded as a subgenus (Thymiosycia) Pearson, 1914. In order to maintain stability, this name is used in preference to Sporadipus (Acolpos) Brandt, 1835 which has not been used for over 50 years. [details]