| Labidodemas | |
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| Labidodemas rigida | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Labidodemas Selenka, 1867 |
| Species | |
8 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Labidodemas is a genus of marine sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. The genus was erected by Emil Selenka in 1867. [1]
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species: [1]
Holothuria is the type genus of the marine animal family Holothuriidae, part of the class Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers. Members of the genus are found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions. They are soft bodied, limbless invertebrates that dwell on the ocean floor and are usually detritivore. They resemble a cucumber in form. The genus contains some species that are harvested and sold as food.
Cucumaria is a genus of sea cucumbers.
Holothuriidae is a family of sea cucumbers, a type of echinoderm.
Actinopyga is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
Cucumariidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine animals with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on the sea bed.
Bohadschia is a genus of marine sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae.
Sclerodactylidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles.
Phyllophoridae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and feeding tentacles.
Stichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers.
Isostichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers.
Chiridota is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Chiridotidae. It is an extant genus but some fossil species are known.
Psolus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Psolidae, marine animals with long bodies, leathery skins and tentacles, that inhabit the sea bed.
Trachythyone is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Cucumariidae.
Labidodemas rugosum is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region.
Afrocucumis is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
Eupentacta is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
Holothuria (Microthele) nobilis, the black teatfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. The cucumber is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-pacific ocean. It was first described by Selenka in 1867.
Holothuria lessoni, the golden sandfish, is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Metriatyla. This sea cucumber inhabits the shallow waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean, where it is found near islands and reef flats. It is highly sought after in commercial and subsistence fishing and the species threatened by overfishing.
Thyone is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Phyllophoridae.
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