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Holothuroidea

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Holothuroidea

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Also known as trepang, Sea cucumber, Sea Slug, Sea-slug, swallo, sea cucumbers, Beche-de-mer

class of echinoderms

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Holothuroidea is a class of marine and brackish organisms within the phylum Echinodermata and the subphylum Echinozoa. The taxon, which holds an accepted status, was described by de Blainville in 1834. Commonly known as sea cucumbers, these animals are also referred to by the names sumýši, Seegurke, and Αγγούρια της θάλασσας.

The group is documented in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. Records indicate that Holothuroidea specimens are found in the United States, Argentina, and Mexico. These organisms are held in collections at institutions including SDNHM, FMNH, UCMP, CAS, and SIO.

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Species

sea cucumbers

Holothuroidea

CLASS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumEchinodermata
  3. ClassHolothuroidea
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded1,307,934

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
9,092
With media
2,943
Collections
SDNHM, FMNH, UCMP, CAS, SIO, YPM
Recorded in
United States, Argentina, Mexico
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Research

2,847 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Echinozoa
Image
Cucumaria miniata.jpg
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taxon name
Holothuroidea
Commons category
Holothuroidea
taxon rank
class
topic's main category
Category:Holothuroidea
described by source
New International Encyclopedia
taxon common name
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Encyclopedic overview

Thelenota ananas, a giant sea cucumber from the Indo-Pacific tropics

Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊlə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are benthic marine animals found on the sea floor worldwide, and the number of known holothuroid species worldwide is about 1,786, with the greatest number being in the Asia–Pacific region. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as detritivores who help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter, after which microbes can continue the decomposition process.

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