Holothuria bacilla

Holothuria bacilla
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Holothuriida
Family:	Holothuriidae
Genus:	Holothuria
Species:	H. bacilla
Binomial name
Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988

Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Selenkothuria. First described by Cherbonnier in 1988, the species is found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.[1] One source has also recorded the species as being present in the Persian Gulf.[2] The cucumber is a mobile bottom feeder and lives at a depth of between 5–10 cm.[3]

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
2. Afkhami, Majid & Ehsanpour, Maryam & Nasrolahi, Ali. (2015). Two sea cucumber species (Holothuria bacilli and H. Insignis): First record from the Persian Gulf. Marine Biodiversity Records. 8. 10.1017/S1755267215000718.
3. "Holothuria bacilla". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-08.