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WoRMS taxon details

Polycheira H.L. Clark, 1908

Polycheira fusca

AphiaID

206622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206622)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Chiridota rufescens Brandt, 1835 accepted as Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835) (type by original designation)

Parent

Chiridotidae Östergren, 1898

Direct children (5)

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Species Polycheira echinata Heding, 1928
Species Polycheira nusalaut Setyastuti & Lüter, 2026
Species Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835)
Species Polycheira fusca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835) (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 762)
Species Polycheira vitiensis (Semper, 1868) accepted as Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Clark, H. L. (1908). The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 35(1732): 1-231., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.28255 [details]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Polycheira H.L. Clark, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206622 on 2026-08-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-12-23 14:38:49Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-29 07:24:43Z

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Garcia, Maria

2012-11-14 00:49:53Z

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Paulay, Gustav

2013-06-07 07:51:19Z

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Paulay, Gustav

2019-07-06 06:57:16Z

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Reich, Mike

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Nomenclature

original description Clark, H. L. (1908). The apodous holothurians. A monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 35(1732): 1-231., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.28255 [details]

basis of record Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM. 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]