Mesothuria

Mesothuria
Mesothuria sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Holothuriida
Family:	Mesothuriidae
Genus:	MesothuriaLudwig, 1894
Synonyms
AllantisHérouard, 1902 DiplasiothuriaHeding, 1942 MesitesLudwig, 1893 Mesothuria (Allantis)Hérouard, 1902 Mesothuria (Diplasiothuria)Heding, 1942 Mesothuria (Mesothuria)Ludwig, 1894 Mesothuria (Monothuria)Heding, 1940 Mesothuria (Penichrothuria)Heding, 1942 PenichrothuriaHeding, 1942

Mesothuria is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Mesothuriidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.^[1]

Species

The following 26 species are recognised in the genus Mesothuria:^[2]

• Mesothuria abbreviataKoehler & Vaney, 1905
• Mesothuria bifurcataHérouard, 1901
• Mesothuria carnosaFisher, 1907
• Mesothuria cathedralisHeding, 1940
• Mesothuria crebrapedesCherbonnier & Féral, 1981
• Mesothuria deaniMitsukuri, 1912
• Mesothuria edwardensisMassin, 1992
• Mesothuria gargantuaDeichmann, 1930
• Mesothuria holothurioidesSluiter, 1901
• Mesothuria incertaKoehler & Vaney, 1905
• Mesothuria intestinalis(Ascanius, 1805)
• Mesothuria magellani(Ludwig, 1883)
• Mesothuria maroccanaPerrier R., 1898
• Mesothuria megapodaClark, 1920
• Mesothuria milleriGebruk & Solis-Marin in Gebruk, Solis-Marin, Billett, Rogacheva & Tyler, 2012
• Mesothuria multipes(Ludwig, 1893)
• Mesothuria multiporaClark, 1920
• Mesothuria murrayi(Théel, 1886)
• Mesothuria oktaknemoidesHeding, 1940
• Mesothuria oktaknemusSluiter, 1901
• Mesothuria regulariaHeding, 1940
• Mesothuria roulei(Koehler, 1895)
• Mesothuria rugosaHérouard, 1912
• Mesothuria squamosaKoehler & Vaney, 1905
• Mesothuria sufflavaCherbonnier & Féral, 1984
• Mesothuria verrilli(Théel, 1886)

References

1. "Mesothuria". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Mesothuria Ludwig, 1894". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-10-25.