Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax
©Anne Hoggett: Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax ejecting thick Cuvierian tubules. From under rubble slab on the reef flat at North Point, Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax found under rubble slab on the reef flat at North Point, Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Head of Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax found under rubble slab on the reef flat at North Point, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Aspidochirotida
Family
Holothuriidae
Genus
Holothuria
Species
Holothuria (Stauropora) pervicax
Distinguishing features
Body very soft and pliable with large, well-spaced papillae dorsally. Thick, translucent Cuvierian tubules are readily ejected when disturbed. Dorsally, colour is brown/grey with indistict darker bands. Papillae have a white sub-terminal ring and a red/brown tip from which protrudes a tube foot. Ventral surface is pale, relatively flat, and covered with numerous short tube feet. Found under rubble in shallow water.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Cannon, L.R.G. and H. Silver (1986). Sea Cucumbers of Northern Australia Queensland Museum, Brisbane. LIRS catalog number 229.
- Purcell, S.W., Y. Samyn and C. Conand (2012). Commercially important sea cucumbers of the world 150 pp., 30 pl. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.