Galapagos Species Database
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Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae
Pepino de mar, Sea cucumber
Depth: 77-250 m
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Holothuriida
Family
Holothuriidae
Genus
Holothuria (Vaneyothuria)
Species
zacae
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Holothuria zacae Deichmann, 1937· accepted, alternate representation, Vaneyothuria zacae (Deichmann, 1937), fide Horton et al. (2021)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Malpelo, Peru and Ecuador icluding Galapagos Islands
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Sonnenholzner, J. Brand, M., Francisco, V., Hearn, A., Luzuriaga, M., Guarderas, P & Navarro, J. (2013) Echinoderms of Ecuador. In: Alvarado, J & Solís-Marín, A. (eds.) (2013) Echinoderm research and Diversity in Latin America. 183-233 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) zacae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19019. Accessed 1 November 2026.