Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Echinodermata > Subphylum Echinozoa > Class Holothuroidea > Order Apodida > Family Chiridotidae > Genus Chiridota

Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Chiridota*	Eschscholtz, 1829	accepted genus name
*Chirodota*	Jaeger, 1833	synonym

Species group names

*Chiridota abyssicola*	Marenzeller von, 1892	synonym
*Chiridota groenlandica*	Heding, 1935	synonym
*Chiridota laevis*	C.G.J. Petersen, 1898	synonym
*Chiridota spirourna*	Heding, 1935	synonym
*Holothuria laevis*	Fabricius, 1780	synonym
*Holothuria pellucida*	Fleming, 1828, non Vahl, 1806	synonym
*Holothuria pellucida*	Vahl, 1806	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351
additional source	Brunel, P., Bosse, L. & Lamarche, G. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126. 405 p.
additional source	Trott, T.J. 2004. Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. Northeastern Naturalist (Special Issue 2): 261 - 324.
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	Madsen, F.J.; Hansen, B. (1994). Echinodermata Holothurioidea. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia, 9. Scandinavian University Press: Oslo, Norway. ISBN 82-00-03936-6. 143 pp.
additional source	Meinkoth, N.A. 1981. Field guide to North American seashore creatures. The Audubon Society. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 799 p.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (26 publications)
Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
GBIF

Citation

Paulay, G. (2014). Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:124434