Holothuria is the type genus of the marine animal family Holothuriidae, part of the class Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers. Members of the genus are found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions. They are soft-bodied, limbless invertebrates which dwell on the ocean floor and are usually detritivores. They resemble a cucumber in form. The genus contains some species that are harvested and sold as food.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognizes 163 species in 19 subgenera of Holothuria:

Subgenus Acanthotrapeza

• Holothuria coluber

• Holothuria kubaryi

• Holothuria pyxis

• Holothuria tripilata

Subgenus Cystipus

• Holothuria casoae

• Holothuria cubana

• Holothuria dura

• Holothuria hartmeyeri

• Holothuria inhabilis

• Holothuria jousseaumei

• Holothuria mammosa

• Holothuria occidentalis

• Holothuria pseudofossor

• Holothuria rigida

• Holothuria sucosa

• Holothuria turrisimperfecta

• Holothuria yann

Subgenus Halodeima

• Holothuria enalia

• Holothuria floridana

• Holothuria grisea

• Holothuria inornata

• Holothuria manningi

• Holothuria mexicana

• Holothuria nigralutea

• Holothuria pulla

• Holothuria signata

Subgenus Holothuria

• Holothuria algeriensis

• Holothuria caparti

• Holothuria dakarensis

• Holothuria fungosa

• Holothuria helleri

• Holothuria mammata

• Holothuria massaspicula

• Holothuria nobilis

• Holothuria stellati

• Holothuria tubulosa

Subgenus Lessonothuria

• Holothuria cavans

• Holothuria coronata

• Holothuria cumulus

• Holothuria duoturricula

• Holothuria glandifera

• Holothuria immobilis

• Holothuria insignis

• Holothuria lineata

• Holothuria multipilula

• Holothuria pardalis

• Holothuria tuberculata

• Holothuria verrucosa

Subgenus Mertensiothuria

• Holothuria albofusca

• Holothuria aphanes

• Holothuria artensis

• Holothuria fuscorubra

• Holothuria hilla

• Holothuria isuga

• Holothuria viridiaurantia

Subgenus Metriatyla

• Holothuria aculeata

• Holothuria albiventer

• Holothuria alex

• Holothuria brauni

• Holothuria conica

• Holothuria cyrielle

• Holothuria horrida

• Holothuria keesingi

• Holothuria lessoni

• Holothuria martensii

• Holothuria submersa

• Holothuria tortonesei

Subgenus Microthele

• Holothuria fuscogilva

• Holothuria fuscopunctata

Subgenus Panningothuria

• Holothuria austrinabassa

Subgenus Platyperona

• Holothuria crosnieri

• Holothuria difficilis

• Holothuria excellens

• Holothuria insolita

• Holothuria parvula )

• Holothuria rowei

• Holothuria samoana

• Holothuria sanctori

Subgenus Roweothuria

• Holothuria arguinensis

• Holothuria poli

• Holothuria vemae

Subgenus Selenkothuria

• Holothuria bacilla

• Holothuria carere

• Holothuria erinacea

• Holothuria glaberrima

• Holothuria lubrica

• Holothuria mactanensis

• Holothuria moebii

• Holothuria parva

• Holothuria parvispinea

• Holothuria portovallartensis

• Holothuria sinica

• Holothuria theeli

• Holothuria vittalonga

Subgenus Semperothuria

• Holothuria granosa

• Holothuria imitans

• Holothuria languens

• Holothuria roseomaculata

• Holothuria surinamensis

Subgenus Stauropora

• Holothuria aemula

• Holothuria anulifera

• Holothuria bo

• Holothuria discrepans

• Holothuria dofleinii

• Holothuria fuscocinerea

• Holothuria hawaiiensis

• Holothuria mitis

• Holothuria modesta

• Holothuria olivacea

• Holothuria pervicax

• Holothuria pluricuriosa

Subgenus Stichothuria

• Holothuria coronopertusa

Subgenus Theelothuria

• Holothuria asperita

• Holothuria cadelli

• Holothuria duoturriforma

• Holothuria foresti

• Holothuria hamata

• Holothuria imperator

• Holothuria klunzingeri

• Holothuria kurti

• Holothuria longicosta

• Holothuria maculosa

• Holothuria michaelseni

• Holothuria notabilis

• Holothuria paraprinceps

• Holothuria princeps

• Holothuria pseudonotabilis

• Holothuria spinifera

• Holothuria squamifera

• Holothuria turriscelsa

Subgenus Thymiosycia

• Holothuria altaturricula

• Holothuria arenicola

• Holothuria conusalba

• Holothuria gracilis

• Holothuria impatiens

• Holothuria macroperona

• Holothuria marginata

• Holothuria milloti

• Holothuria minax

• Holothuria remollescens

• Holothuria strigosa

• Holothuria thomasi

• Holothuria truncata

• Holothuria unicolor

• Holothuria zihuatanensis

Subgenus Vaneyothuria

• Holothuria integra

• Holothuria lentiginosa

• Holothuria sinefibula

• Holothuria suspecta

• Holothuria uncia

• Holothuria zacae

Subgenus incertae sedis (uncertain placement)

• Holothuria arenacava

• Holothuria atra

• Holothuria cinerascens

• Holothuria edulis

• Holothuria flavomaculata

• Holothuria forskali

• Holothuria kefersteinii

• Holothuria leucospilota

• Holothuria nobilis

• Holothuria platei

• Holothuria pyxoides

• Holothuria scabra

• Holothuria whitmaei

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