Biology:Bohadschia

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Short description: Genus of sea cucumbers

Bohadschia
Bohadschia argus.jpg
Bohadschia argus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Bohadschia
Jaeger, 1833 [1]
Type species
Bohadschia marmorata
Jaeger, 1833
Species

12 species (see text)

Synonyms
  • Colpochirota Brandt, 1835
  • Holothuria (Bohadschia)
  • Perseis Gistel, 1848
  • Persites Gistel, 1848
  • Sporadipus Brandt, 1835

Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae.[1][2] They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Bohadschia:[1]

  • Bohadschia argus (Jaeger, 1833)
  • Bohadschia atra (Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999)
  • Bohadschia cousteaui (Cherbonnier, 1954)
  • Bohadschia koellikeri (Semper, 1868)
  • Bohadschia maculisparsa (Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984)
  • Bohadschia marmorata (Jaeger, 1833)
  • Bohadschia mitsioensis (Cherbonnier, 1988)
  • Bohadschia ocellata (Jaeger, 1833)
  • Bohadschia paradoxa (Selenka, 1867)
  • Bohadschia steinitzi (Cherbonnier, 1963)
  • Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Bohadschia vitiensis (Semper, 1868)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204900. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Kim, Sun W.; Kerr, Alexander M.; Paulay, Gustav (2013). "Colour, confusion, and crossing: resolution of species problems in Bohadschia (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 168 (1): 81–97. doi:10.1111/zoj.12026. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q4937986 entry