Mesothuria
A cosmopolitan genus of sea cucumbers in family Mesothuriidae.
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Mesothuria is a genus of sea cucumbers within the family Mesothuriidae. These animals are found in oceans worldwide. The genus includes 26 recognized species, such as Mesothuria abbreviata, Mesothuria bifurcata, Mesothuria carnosa, Mesothuria cathedralis, Mesothuria crebrapedes, Mesothuria deani, Mesothuria edwardensis, Mesothuria gargantua, Mesothuria holothurioides, Mesothuria incerta, Mesothuria intestinalis, Mesothuria magellani, Mesothuria maroccana, Mesothuria megapoda, Mesothuria milleri, Mesothuria multipes, Mesothuria multipora, Mesothuria murrayi, Mesothuria oktaknemoides, Mesothuria oktaknemus, Mesothuria regularia, Mesothuria roulei, Mesothuria rugosa, Mesothuria squamosa, Mesothuria sufflava, and Mesothuria verrilli.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderHolothuriida
- FamilyMesothuriidae
- GenusMesothuria
Named by Ludwig, 1894
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Mesothuria (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Family
- Mesothuriidae
- Distribution
- cosmopolitan
- Number of species
- 26
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Mesothuria (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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