WoRMS taxon details
Actinopyga echinites (Jaeger, 1833)
208947 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208947)
accepted
Species
Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu, 1981 · unaccepted
Actinopyga plebeja (Selenka, 1867) · unaccepted
Holothuria (Holothuria) echinites Jaeger, 1833 · unaccepted
Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833 · unaccepted
Muelleria plebeja Selenka, 1867 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Actinopyga echinites crassa Panning, 1944 accepted as Actinopyga crassa Panning, 1944
- Variety Actinopyga echinites var. bertini Domantay, 1953 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833) Jaeger, G. F. (1833). De Holothuriis. <em>Gessnerianis, Turici.</em> 41 pp. 3 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10588969 [details]
Note Sulawesi (as Celebes), Indonesia (Rowe &...
Unreviewed
Type locality Sulawesi (as Celebes), Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Description General distribution: from East Africa to Polynesia (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range reef...
Description General distribution: from East Africa to Polynesia (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range reef flat to 5 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
WoRMS (2025). Actinopyga echinites (Jaeger, 1833). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208947 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Muelleria plebeja Selenka, 1867) Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833) Jaeger, G. F. (1833). De Holothuriis. <em>Gessnerianis, Turici.</em> 41 pp. 3 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10588969 [details]
original description (of Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu, 1981) Tan Tiu, A. S. (1981). The intertidal holothurian fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of Mactan and the neighboring islands, central Philippines. Philippine Scientist 18: 45-119. [details]
original description (of Holothuria (Holothuria) echinites Jaeger, 1833) Jaeger, G. F. (1833). De Holothuriis. <em>Gessnerianis, Turici.</em> 41 pp. 3 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10588969 [details]
basis of record Tortonese, E. (1980). Researches on the coast of Somalia. Littoral Echinodermata. Monitore zoologico italiano NS Supplemento XIII 5: 99-139. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833) Jaeger, G. F. (1833). De Holothuriis. <em>Gessnerianis, Turici.</em> 41 pp. 3 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10588969 [details]
original description (of Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu, 1981) Tan Tiu, A. S. (1981). The intertidal holothurian fauna (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) of Mactan and the neighboring islands, central Philippines. Philippine Scientist 18: 45-119. [details]
original description (of Holothuria (Holothuria) echinites Jaeger, 1833) Jaeger, G. F. (1833). De Holothuriis. <em>Gessnerianis, Turici.</em> 41 pp. 3 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10588969 [details]
basis of record Tortonese, E. (1980). Researches on the coast of Somalia. Littoral Echinodermata. Monitore zoologico italiano NS Supplemento XIII 5: 99-139. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Wai, T. C., Ng, W. C., Leung, K. M. Y. & Williams, G. A. (2011). Stock and ecological status of echinoderms in Hong Kong: evaluation of effectiveness of marine protected areas using sea urchins as model organism. Final report. Submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government. [details]
additional source Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
additional source Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Massin, C. (2006). A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1138: 53-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1138.1.3 [details]
additional source Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Échinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar. <em>Paris, Publicé sous les auspices du Gouvernment de la République Malgache, Éditions de l'ORSTOM.</em> 70: 1-292. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ludwig, H. (1899). Echinodermen des Sansibargebietes. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, Bonn.</em> 21(1): 537-563., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26416428 [details]
additional source Samyn, Y.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Massin, C. (2006). A new Indo-West Pacific species of Actinopyga (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1138: 53-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1138.1.3 [details]
additional source Selenka, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Anatomie und Systematik der Holothurien. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17(2): 291-374, pls. XVII-XX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45007590#page/321/mode/1up [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description General distribution: from East Africa to Polynesia (Tortonese, 1980); tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range reef flat to 5 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Ecology benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Habitat shallow waters, reef flats or frinding and lagoon-islet reefs, seagrass beds, rubble reef flats and compact flats (Conand, 1998) [details]
Type locality Sulawesi (as Celebes), Indonesia (Rowe & Gates, 1995). [details]
Type specimen Type status and whereabouts undetermined. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | トゲクリイロナマコ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu, 1981)
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muelleria plebeja Selenka, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Actinopyga echinites)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (24 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007114.EC)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (43 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Muelleria plebeja Selenka, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Muelleria echinites Jaeger, 1833)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Actinopyga echinites)
To GenBank (41 nucleotides; 23 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Echinodermata Collection (24 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007114.EC)
To ITIS
