Holothuria hilla |
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Taxonomical systematics |
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Scientific name |
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) hilla Lesson, 1830 |
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Common names |
Sea Cucumber, Tiger Tail |
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Subgenus |
Thymiosycia |
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Genus |
Holothuria |
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Family |
Holothuriidae |
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Order |
Aspidochirotida |
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Class |
Holothuroidea |
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Phylum |
Echinodermata |
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Local ecology |
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Distribution |
Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. |
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Biological characteristics |
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Holothuria hilla in the aquarium. |
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Close up of Holothuria hilla showing feeding tentacles in sand. |
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Close up of Holothuria hilla showing feeding tentacles exposed. |
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Holothuria hilla after transverse fission in the aquarium. The anterior end is new. |
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Captive care |
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Feeding |
Sediment feeders: mainly living diatoms, bacteria and detritus (Uthicke and Karez, 1999). |
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Reproduction |
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Sexual reproduction mode |
Broadcast spawning (Uthicke et al, 2001) |
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Sexes |
Seperate |
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Asexual methods |
Transverse fission (Personal observation). |
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References |
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Uthicke S. and Karez R. 1999. Sediment patch selectivity in tropical sea cucumbers (Holothurioidea: Aspidochirotida) analysed with multiple choice experiments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 236:69-87. |
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Uthicke S., Conand C. and Benzie J.A.H. 2001. Population genetics of the fissiparous holothurians Stichopus chloronotus and Holothuria atra (Aspidochirotida): a comparison between the Torres Strait and La Réunion. Mar. Biol. 139:257-265 . |
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