Galapagos Species Database

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Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) hilla Lesson, 1830

meón, pepino de mar, Sea cucumber

Shallow water, hiding under rocks.

Taxonomy

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

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

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

References

  • 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.