''Mesothuria'' is a genus of
sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothuria ...
s belonging to the family
Synallactidae
The Synallactidae are a family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being o ...
. The genus has a
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mesothuria'':
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Mesothuria abberviata''
Koehler & Vaney, 1905
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Mesothuria abbreviata''
Koehler & Vaney, 1905
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Mesothuria bifurcata
''Mesothuria'' is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Synallactidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mesothuria'':
*''Mesothuria abberviata'' Koehler & Vaney, 19 ...
''
Hérouard, 1901
*''
Mesothuria carnosa''
Fisher, 1907
*''
Mesothuria cathedralis''
Heding, 1940
*''
Mesothuria crebrapedes
''Mesothuria'' is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Synallactidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Mesothuria'':
*''Mesothuria abberviata'' Koehler & Vaney, 19 ...
''
Cherbonnier & Féral, 1981
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Mesothuria deani''
Mitsukuri, 1912
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Mesothuria edwardensis''
Massin, 1992
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Mesothuria gargantua''
Deichmann, 1930
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Mesothuria holothurioides''
Sluiter, 1901
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Mesothuria incerta''
Koehler & Vaney, 1905
*''
Mesothuria intestinalis''
(Ascanius, 1805)
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Mesothuria magellani
''Mesothuria'' is a genus of sea cucumbers belonging to the family Synallactidae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the ...
''
(Ludwig, 1883)
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Mesothuria maroccana''
Perrier R., 1898
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Mesothuria megapoda''
Clark, 1920
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Mesothuria milleri''
Gebruk & Solis-Marin in Gebruk, Solis-Marin, Billett, Rogacheva & Tyler, 2012
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Mesothuria multipes''
(Ludwig, 1893)
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Mesothuria multipora''
Clark, 1920
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Mesothuria murrayi''
(Théel, 1886)
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Mesothuria oktaknemoides''
Heding, 1940
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Mesothuria oktaknemus''
Sluiter, 1901
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Mesothuria regularia''
Heding, 1940
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Mesothuria roulei''
(Koehler, 1895)
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Mesothuria rugosa''
Hérouard, 1912
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Mesothuria squamosa''
Koehler & Vaney, 1905
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Mesothuria sufflava''
Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
*''
Mesothuria verrilli''
(Théel, 1886)
References
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Holothuriida
Holothuroidea genera