Holothuria (Halodeima) atra Jaeger, 1833

Fassbender, Nico, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Filander, Zoleka Nontlantla, Gendron, Gilberte, Mah, Christopher L, Mattio, Lydiane, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Moura, Carlos J, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Wagner, Daniel, Walton, Rowana & Woodall, Lucy C, 2021, Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 65970-65970 : 65970

Holothuria (Halodeima) atra Jaeger, 1833

Materials

Type status: Other material. Taxon: scientificName: Holothuria (Halodeima) atra; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Echinodermata; class: Holothuroidea; order: Holothuriida; family: Holothuriidae; genus: Holothuria; scientificNameAuthorship: Jaeger, 1833; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Seychelles; locality: D'Arros N 1, Desroches S 1, Poivre E 1 ; minimumDepthInMeters: 9.6 m; maximumDepthInMeters: 71.5 m; locationRemarks: First Descent : Seychelles Expedition ; Identification : identifiedBy: Nico Fassbender , Paris Stefanoudis ; dateIdentified: 2019, 2020; identificationRemarks: identified only from imagery; Event : samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR SCUBA; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation

Notes

Commonly known as "Lollyfish", this holothurian has a smooth, slender body that slightly tapers towards the ends. The body is often covered in sand, only leaving out small dotted areas on its dorsal surface. Body colour is black (Fig. 145).