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Holothuria mexicana  Ludwig, 1875
Taxonomic Serial No.: 158330

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ludwigothuria mexicana (Ludwig, 1875)
  
    Holothuria africana Théel, 1886
  
  Common Name(s): dunkey dung sea cucumber [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumEchinodermata Bruguière, 1791 [ex Klein, 1734] – echinoderms, échinodermes, bolacha da praia, equinoderma, equinodermata, estrela do mar, ouriço do mar  
             SubphylumEchinozoa Haeckel, 1895  
                ClassHolothuroidea  – holotúria, pepino do mar, cocombres de mer, sea cucumbers  
                   OrderHolothuriida Miller, Kerr, Paulau, Reich, Wilson, Caravajal & Rouse, 2017  
                      FamilyHolothuriidae Burmeister, 1837  
                         GenusHolothuria Linnaeus, 1767  
                            SubgenusHolothuria (Halodeima) Pearson, 1914  
                               SpeciesHolothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875 – dunkey dung sea cucumber  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Gustav Paulay  
  Notes: Curator of Marine Malacology, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), Gainesville, Florida, 32611, USA   
  Reference for: Holothuria mexicana    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Holothuria mexicana   
       
  Source: WoRMS - World List of Holothuroidea, database (version 15/10/2015)  
  Acquired: 2015   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Holothuria mexicana   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Deichmann, Elisabeth  
  Publication Date: 1930   
  Article/Chapter Title: The Holothurians of the Western Part of the Atlantic Ocean   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, vol. 71, no. 3   
  Page(s): 43-226   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Holothuria mexicana   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Ludwig, Hubert  
  Publication Date: 1875   
  Article/Chapter Title: Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Arbeiten aus dem Zoologisch-Zootomischen Institut in Würzburg, vol. 2   
  Page(s): 77-118   
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  Notes: Available online via Biodiversity Heritage Library at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34381203   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Eastern Atlantic Ocean  
    Western Atlantic Ocean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin:    
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125180 associated with the scientific name Holothuria (Halodeima) mexicana Ludwig, 1875 acquired on 15 October, 2015  
 

 

    

 
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