CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
25 411901 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Echinocucumis spp.  
Rank
Genus
CAAB category
25 - Echinodermata Echinoderms (seastars, sea urchins, crinoids, etc.)
Family
25 411 Ypsilothuriidae (holothurians) - show full list
Common Name
[a holothurian]
Organism Type
a holothurian
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Marine unspecified
Parent Codes
25 411000     Ypsilothuriidae
Child Codes
25 411005     Echinocucumis ampla
25 411001     Echinocucumis hispida
25 411004     Echinocucumis kirrilyae
99 250383     Echinocucumis n. sp. 1
99 250286     Echinocucumis n. sp. 2
Taxon Notes
This genus has been placed in the family Cucumariidae by some authors, but here we follow WoRMS (accessed Feb 2016) in retaining it in the Ypsilothuriidae pending a detailed review. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:975194e5-8ea3-4bea-8a46-50be4231909f
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Scientific Name verified against
WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.