Marine Species Traits - Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875)

Traits taxon details

Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875)

AphiaID

210920 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:210920)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Trachythyone Studer, 1876

Original name

Cucumaria improvisa Ludwig, 1875

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Ludwig, H. L. (1875). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologisch-zootomischen Institut Würzburg.</em> 2: 77-118, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34381181 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210920 on 2025-06-02

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Trachythyone improvisa (Ludwig, 1875). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210920 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-08-06 08:08:59Z

created

Fondo, Esther

2010-10-14 14:30:08Z

checked

Paulay, Gustav

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Sources (3)
Attributes (3)

original description (of ) Ludwig, H. L. (1875). Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. <em>Arbeiten aus dem zoologisch-zootomischen Institut Würzburg.</em> 2: 77-118, pls. 6-7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34381181 [details]

basis of record Deichmann, E. (1948). The Holothurian fauna of South Africa. Annals of the Natal Museum 11 (2): 325-376 [details]

additional source Thandar, A.S. (1991). The Cucumariid holothurians of southern Africa with the erection of a new genus. S. Afr. J. Zool. 26(3): 115 - 139. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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