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| Actinopyga echinites | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Actinopyga Bronn, 1860[1] |
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Actinopyga is a genus of sea cucumbers[1] found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
Species
This genus is distinctive thanks to its anal teeth (here Actinopyga caerulea). However, some Holothuria can have similar appendages.
There are 18 recognized species:[1]
- Actinopyga agassizii (Selenka, 1867)
- Actinopyga albonigra Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Actinopyga bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
- Actinopyga bannwarthi (Panning, 1944)
- Actinopyga caerulea Samyn, VandenSpiegel & Massin, 2006
- Actinopyga capillata Rowe & Massin, 2006
- Actinopyga crassa Panning, 1944
- Actinopyga echinites (Jaeger, 1833)
- Actinopyga flammea Cherbonnier, 1979
- Actinopyga fusca Cherbonnier, 1980
- Actinopyga lecanora (Jaeger, 1833)
- Actinopyga mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Actinopyga miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867)
- Actinopyga palauensis Panning, 1944
- Actinopyga serratidens Pearson, 1903
- Actinopyga spinea Cherbonnier, 1980
- Actinopyga varians (Selenka, 1867)
References
- 1 2 3 "Actinopyga Bronn, 1860". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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