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Family: Phyllophoridae



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112 species (see list below)
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Afrocucumis strecki
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Allothyone mexicana
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Southeast Pacific

Athyonidium chilensis (Semper, 1868)

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Athyonidium chilensis
[Burrowing shaggy sea cucumber]
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Cladolabes aciculus
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Cladolabes crassus
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Cladolabes hamatus
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Cladolabes schmeltzi
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Max. Length 7.7 cm TL
 
Cladolabes schmeltzii
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Ekmania barthii
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Ekmania diomedeae
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Havelockia benti
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Havelockia novacorona
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Havelockia scabra
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Havelockia versicolor
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Max. Length 1.4 cm TL
 
Hemithyone semperi
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Neocucumis atlantica
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Neocucumis kilburni
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Neocucumis marioni
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Neocucumis veleronis
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Neopentadactyla mixta
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Max. Length 27 cm TL
 
Neothyonidium arthroprocessum
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Neothyonidium dearmatus
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Neothyonidium inflatum
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Neothyonidium magnum
[Large burrowing sea cucumber]
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Neothyonidium parvum
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Pentadactyla longidentis
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Pentamera beebei
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Pentamera calcigera
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Pentamera charlottae
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Pentamera chierchiae
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Pentamera chiloensis
[Light-coloured spiny sea cucumber]
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Pentamera lissoplaca
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Pentamera montereyensis
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Pentamera populifera
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Pentamera pseudocalcigera
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Pentamera pseudopopulifera
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Pentamera trachyplaca
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Phyllophorus arenicola
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Phyllophorus brocki
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Phyllophorus cebuensis
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Phyllophorus destichadus
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Phyllophorus drachi
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Phyllophorus dubius
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Phyllophorus glaucus
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Phyllophorus granulatus
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Phyllophorus holothuroides
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Phyllophorus hypsipyrga
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Phyllophorus kohkutiensis
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Phyllophorus liuwutiensis
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Phyllophorus occidentalis
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Phyllophorus ordinata
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Phyllophorus ordinatus
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Phyllophorus palmae
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Phyllophorus parvus
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Phyllophorus pedinaequalis
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Phyllophorus proteus
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Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Phyllophorus rosetta
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Phyllophorus roseus
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Phyllophorus seguroensis
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Phyllophorus spiculata
[Tennis-ball sea cucumber]
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Phyllophorus spiculatus
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Phyllophorus tritus
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Phyllophorus urna
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Phyrella fragilis
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Max. Length 2.1 cm TL
 
Phyrella trapeza
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Pseudocucumis acicula
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Semperiella drozdovi
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Semperiella tenera
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Stolus albescens
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Stolus buccalis
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Stolus canescens
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Stolus cognatus
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Stolus conjugens
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Stolus conjungens
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Stolus kilberti
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Stolus sacellus
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Thorsonia adversaria
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Max. Length 3.7 cm TL
 
Thyone anomala
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Thyone articulata
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Thyone basescoi
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Thyone benti
[Bent sea cucumber]
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Thyone bicornis
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Thyone briareus
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Max. Length 4.7 cm TL
 
Thyone cherbonnieri
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Thyone cognata
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Thyone dura
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Thyone fusus
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Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Thyone fusus mediterranea
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Thyone gadeana
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Thyone herberti
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Max. Length 2.7 cm TL
 
Thyone hirta
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Thyone inermis
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Thyone infusca
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Thyone kyusyuensis
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Thyone liaoi
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Thyone micropunctata
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Thyone montoucheti
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Thyone muricata
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Thyone okeni
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Thyone papuensis
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Thyone pawsoni
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Thyone pedata
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Thyone profusus
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Thyone propinqua
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Thyone pseudofusus
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Thyone roscovita
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Thyone spinifera
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Thyone surinamensis
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Thyone suspecta
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Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Thyone tanyspeira
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Thyone toyoshiomaruae
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Thyone wahrbergi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Afrocucumis strecki To be filled. 1996
Allothyone mexicana Western Central Atlantic. 1946
Athyonidium chilensis Burrowing shaggy sea cucumber Southeast Pacific 1868
Cladolabes aciculus Indo-West Pacific 1868
Cladolabes crassus Western Pacific 1938
Cladolabes hamatus To be filled. 1914
Cladolabes schmeltzi Indo-West Pacific 1875
Cladolabes schmeltzii Eastern Indian Ocean 7.7 TL 1875
Ekmania barthii Arctic, Northern Pacific 1846
Ekmania diomedeae Northeast Pacific 15 TL 1915
Havelockia benti Eastern Central Pacific 1937
Havelockia novacorona Northwest Pacific 1960
Havelockia scabra Western Central Atlantic.
Havelockia versicolor Eastern Indian Ocean 1868
Hemithyone semperi Western Indian Ocean 1.4 TL 1884
Neocucumis atlantica Atlantic and the Mediterr 1935
Neocucumis kilburni Western Indian Ocean 1998
Neocucumis marioni Atlantic and the Mediterr 1878
Neocucumis veleronis Eastern Pacific. 1941
Neopentadactyla mixta Northeast Atlantic 1898
Neothyonidium arthroprocessum To be filled. 27 TL
Neothyonidium dearmatus Southwest Pacific 1907
Neothyonidium inflatum Northwest Pacific 1901
Neothyonidium magnum Large burrowing sea cucumber Western Central Pacific 1882
Neothyonidium parvum To be filled. 1881
Pentadactyla longidentis Southwest Pacific 1872
Pentamera beebei Eastern Pacific. 1938
Pentamera calcigera Arctic, Northern Pacific
Pentamera charlottae Arctic, Northern Pacific 1938
Pentamera chierchiae Eastern Pacific. 1887
Pentamera chiloensis Light-coloured spiny sea cucumber Eastern Pacific and South 1887
Pentamera lissoplaca Canada 1924
Pentamera montereyensis Canada 1938
Pentamera populifera Canada 1864
Pentamera pseudocalcigera Canada 1938
Pentamera pseudopopulifera Canada
Pentamera trachyplaca Eastern Pacific 1924
Phyllophorus arenicola To be filled. 30 TL 1992
Phyllophorus brocki Eastern Indian Ocean 1888
Phyllophorus cebuensis Western Pacific 1868
Phyllophorus destichadus Western Central Atlantic 1930
Phyllophorus drachi Mediterranean. 1968
Phyllophorus dubius Northwest Pacific 1960
Phyllophorus glaucus Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus granulatus Mediterranean Sea. 3 TL 1840
Phyllophorus holothuroides To be filled.
Phyllophorus hypsipyrga Northwest Pacific 1881
Phyllophorus kohkutiensis Northwest Pacific 1954
Phyllophorus liuwutiensis Northwest Pacific 1937
Phyllophorus occidentalis Western Atlantic 1875
Phyllophorus ordinata Northwest Pacific 1935
Phyllophorus ordinatus Northwest Pacific 1935
Phyllophorus palmae To be filled. 1962
Phyllophorus parvus Western Central Atlantic 1881
Phyllophorus pedinaequalis Eastern Central Atlantic 1969
Phyllophorus proteus Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Phyllophorus rosetta To be filled. 7.6 TL 1994
Phyllophorus roseus Western Central Pacific 1981
Phyllophorus seguroensis Western Central Pacific 1930
Phyllophorus spiculata Tennis-ball sea cucumber Western Central Pacific 1935
Phyllophorus spiculatus Northwest Pacific 1935
Phyllophorus tritus Northwest Pacific 1910
Phyllophorus urna Mediterranean Sea. 1840
Phyrella fragilis Northwest Pacific 1912
Phyrella trapeza Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 TL 1932
Pseudocucumis acicula To be filled. 1868
Semperiella drozdovi To be filled. 1999
Semperiella tenera Northwest Pacific 1875
Stolus albescens Northwest Pacific 1995
Stolus buccalis Indo-West Pacific 1855
Stolus canescens Western Pacific 1868
Stolus cognatus Western Atlantic. 1885
Stolus conjugens Indo-West Pacific 1868
Stolus conjungens Indo-West Pacific 1867
Stolus kilberti Western Indian Ocean 3.7 TL 1999
Stolus sacellus To be filled. 1867
Thorsonia adversaria Western Pacific 1868
Thyone anomala Western Central Pacific 3.7 TL 1898
Thyone articulata To be filled. 1908
Thyone basescoi To be filled. 1972
Thyone benti Bent sea cucumber Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1937
Thyone bicornis Western Central Pacific 1915
Thyone briareus Western Central Atlantic 1824
Thyone cherbonnieri Mediterranean Sea. 4.7 TL 1960
Thyone cognata Western Atlantic 1885
Thyone dura Western Indian Ocean 1908
Thyone fusus Mediterranean Sea. 1776
Thyone fusus mediterranea To be filled. 20 TL 1941
Thyone gadeana Atlantic and the Mediterr 1898
Thyone herberti Western Indian Ocean 2.7 TL 1999
Thyone hirta To be filled. 2.7 TL 1970
Thyone inermis Atlantic and the Mediterr 1868
Thyone infusca To be filled. 2.5 TL 1954
Thyone kyusyuensis To be filled. 2021
Thyone liaoi To be filled. 2021
Thyone micropunctata To be filled. 1910
Thyone montoucheti To be filled. 1971
Thyone muricata To be filled.
Thyone okeni To be filled. 1884
Thyone papuensis Indo-West Pacific 1886
Thyone pawsoni Western Central Atlantic.
Thyone pedata Northwest Pacific 1868
Thyone profusus Western Central Pacific 1981
Thyone propinqua To be filled. 2 TL 1970
Thyone pseudofusus Western Central Atlantic 1930
Thyone roscovita Northeast Atlantic 1889
Thyone spinifera Northwest Pacific 1995
Thyone surinamensis Northwest Pacific 1868
Thyone suspecta Northwest Pacific 1875
Thyone tanyspeira To be filled. 2.6 TL 1988
Thyone toyoshiomaruae To be filled. 2021
Thyone wahrbergi To be filled. 1941



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