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Family: Chiridotidae



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46 species (see list below)
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Chantalia conandae
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Chiridota abyssicola
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Chiridota albatrossi
[White-dotted sea cucumber]
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Chiridota albatrossii
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Chiridota aponocrita
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Chiridota carnleyensis
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Chiridota discolor
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Chiridota durbanensis
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Chiridota hawaiiensis
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Chiridota heheva
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Max. Length 26 cm TL
 
Chiridota hydrothermica
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Chiridota intermedia
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Chiridota laevis
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Chiridota liberata
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Chiridota nanaimensis
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Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Chiridota orientalis
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Chiridota pacifica
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Chiridota pellacida
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Chiridota peloria
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Chiridota pisanii
[Red spotted worm sea cucumber]
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Chiridota rigida
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Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Chiridota rotifera
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Chiridota smirnovi
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Max. Length 6.8 cm TL
 
Chiridota stuhlmanni
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Chiridota uniserialis
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Chiridota violacea
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Chiridota wigleyi
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Paradota marionensis
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Antarctic Atlantic

Paradota weddellensis Gutt, 1990

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Paradota weddellensis
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Polycheira echinata
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Polycheira fusca
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Polycheira rufescens
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic and In
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Sigmodota contorta (Ludwig, 1875)

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Sigmodota contorta
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Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Sigmodota magnibacula
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Max. Length 3.6 cm TL
 
Taeniogyrus cidaridis
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Taeniogyrus clavus
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Taeniogyrus contortus
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Taeniogyrus dubius
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Taeniogyrus keiensis
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Taeniogyrus purpureus
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Toxodora ferruginea
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Trochodota dunedinensis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Trochodota furcipraedita
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Max. Length 1.2 cm TL
 
Trochodota inexpectata
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Trochodota neocaledonica
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Trochodota venusta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chantalia conandae 2020
Chiridota abyssicola To be filled. 1893
Chiridota albatrossi White-dotted sea cucumber Northeast Pacific. 1907
Chiridota albatrossii Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1907
Chiridota aponocrita To be filled. 1920
Chiridota carnleyensis Southwest Pacific 1925
Chiridota discolor Arctic and Northern Pacif 1829
Chiridota durbanensis To be filled. 1996
Chiridota hawaiiensis Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Chiridota heheva Western Central Atlantic 2004
Chiridota hydrothermica Central Pacific 26 TL 2000
Chiridota intermedia Western Central Pacific 1898
Chiridota laevis Arctic, Northeast Pacific 1829
Chiridota liberata Western Central Pacific 1887
Chiridota nanaimensis Western Central Pacific 1928
Chiridota orientalis To be filled. 9 TL 1868
Chiridota pacifica Eastern Pacific.
Chiridota pellacida Eastern Pacific.
Chiridota peloria Eastern Pacific. 1930
Chiridota pisanii Red spotted worm sea cucumber Southern Ocean. 1887
Chiridota rigida Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 5 TL 1868
Chiridota rotifera Western Atlantic 10 TL 1851
Chiridota smirnovi To be filled. 1996
Chiridota stuhlmanni Western Indian Ocean 6.8 TL 1896
Chiridota uniserialis To be filled. 1907
Chiridota violacea To be filled. 1850
Chiridota wigleyi To be filled.
Paradota marionensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 2 TL 1992
Paradota weddellensis Antarctic Atlantic 1990
Polycheira echinata To be filled. 15 TL 1928
Polycheira fusca Western Central Pacific 1833
Polycheira rufescens Western Pacific. 1835
Sigmodota contorta Antarctic Atlantic and In 5 TL 1875
Sigmodota magnibacula Antarctic. 10.5 TL 2004
Taeniogyrus cidaridis To be filled. 3.6 TL 1915
Taeniogyrus clavus To be filled. 1928
Taeniogyrus contortus Southwest Atlantic and An 1875
Taeniogyrus dubius To be filled. 3 TL 1921
Taeniogyrus keiensis To be filled. 3 TL 1928
Taeniogyrus purpureus Southwest Atlantic 1830
Toxodora ferruginea Southwest Atlantic
Trochodota dunedinensis To be filled. 1925
Trochodota furcipraedita Mediterranean Sea. 0.5 TL 1972
Trochodota inexpectata To be filled. 1.2 TL 1989
Trochodota neocaledonica Western Central Pacific 1997
Trochodota venusta Mediterranean Sea. 1887



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