Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Halodeima dicorona Heding, 1934 Holothuria (Halodeima) dicorona (Heding, 1934) Holothuria gelatinosa Heding, 1939 Holothuria homoea Clark, 1938 Holothuria infesta Sluiter, 1901 Holothuria lagoena Haacke, 1880 Holothuria lamperti Ludwig, 1886 Holothuria oxurropa Sluiter, 1887 Holothuria vagabunda Selenka, 1867 Stichopus (Gymnochirota) leucospilota Brandt, 1835 (generic reassignment), fide Horton et al. (2021)

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Mexico, Isla Tres Marias, Revillagigedos, Clipperton, Cocos, Panama, Colombia, Malpelo and Ecuador (Galapagos Islands only known from the Western Bioregion)

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• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Maluf, L.Y. (1991) Echinoderm Fauna of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 345-367.
• Banks, S. Vera, M. & Chiriboga, A. (2009) Establishing Reference Points to Assess Long-Term Change in Zooxanthellate Coral Communities of the Northern Galapagos Coral Reefs. J. Sci. Conserv. in the Galapagos Islands, p. 43-64.
• 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.
• 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.