Galapagos Species Database
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Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla
meón, pepino de mar, Sea cucumber
Shallow water, hiding under rocks.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Holothuriida
Family
Holothuriidae
Genus
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria)
Species
hilla
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Holothuria (Fistularia) hilla Lesson, 1830 Holothuria (Thymiosycia) decorata von Marenzeller, 1882 Holothuria decorata von Marenzeller, 1882· accepted, alternate representation Holothuria fasciola Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria macleari Bell, 1884 Holothuria patagonica Perrier R., 1904 Labidodemas leucopus Haacke, 1880 Labidodemas neglectum Haacke, 1880 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka, 1867,Holothuria (Fistularia) hilla Lesson, 1830 Holothuria (Thymiosycia) decorata von Marenzeller, 1882 Holothuria decorata von Marenzeller, 1882· accepted, alternate representation Holothuria fasciola Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria macleari Bell, 1884 Holothuria patagonica Perrier R., 1904 Labidodemas leucopus Haacke, 1880 Labidodemas neglectum Haacke, 1880 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka, 1867, Holothuria (Fistularia) hilla Lesson, 1830 Holothuria (Thymiosycia) decorata von Marenzeller, 1882 Holothuria decorata von Marenzeller, 1882· accepted, alternate representation Holothuria fasciola Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria macleari Bell, 1884 Holothuria patagonica Perrier R., 1904 Labidodemas leucopus Haacke, 1880 Labidodemas neglectum Haacke, 1880 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka, 1867, Holothuria (Fistularia) hilla Lesson, 1830 Holothuria (Thymiosycia) decorata von Marenzeller, 1882 Holothuria decorata von Marenzeller, 1882· accepted, alternate representation Holothuria fasciola Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria macleari Bell, 1884 Holothuria patagonica Perrier R., 1904 Labidodemas leucopus Haacke, 1880 Labidodemas neglectum Haacke, 1880 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka, 1867, fide Horton et al. (2021)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Mexico, Revillagigedos, Costa Rica, Cocos, Panama, Colombia, Malpelo and Widely distributed in Galapagos Islands
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (1998) A Field Guide to Sea Stars and other Echinoderms of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 83 pp.
- 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 (Mertensiothuria) hilla", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7995. Accessed 4 November 2026.