Holothuria arguinensis

Holothuria arguinensis is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Roweothuria.[1] It is found in waters off the northeast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.[2][3] According to some scholarly research, the species is actively expanding its range and colonizing the South-eastern coast of Spain.[4]

Holothuria arguinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Holothuria
Species:
H. arguinensis
Binomial name
Holothuria arguinensis
Koehler & Vaney, 1906

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney, 1906". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. "Holothuria arguinensis". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. Marquet, Nathalie; Conand, Chantal; Power, Deborah M.; Canário, Adelino V. M.; González-Wangüemert, Mercedes (2017-07-01). "Sea cucumbers, Holothuria arguinensis and H. mammata, from the southern Iberian Peninsula: Variation in reproductive activity between populations from different habitats". Fisheries Research. 191: 120–130. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2017.03.007. hdl:10400.1/13089. ISSN 0165-7836.
  4. González-Wangüemert, M., & Borrero-Pérez, G. (2012). A new record of Holothuria arguinensis colonizing the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Biodiversity Records, 5, E105. doi:10.1017/S1755267212000887


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