05-20-2023-1456 - Holothuria hilla

Holothuria hilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Holothuriida
Family:	Holothuriidae
Genus:	Holothuria
Subgenus:	Mertensiothuria
Species:	H. hilla
Binomial name
Holothuria hilla Lesson, 1830[1]
Synonyms[1]
Holothuria decorata von Marenzeller, 1882 Holothuria fasciola Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 Holothuria macleari Bell, 1884 Holothuria patagonica Perrier R., 1904 Labidodemas leucopus Haacke, 1880 Labidodemas neglectum Haacke, 1880 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka, 1867

Holothuria hilla is a species of sea cucumber in the subgenus Mertensiothuria of the genus Holothuria.^[1] Some common names include the contractile sea cucumber, the sand sifting sea cucumber and the tigertail sea cucumber, and in Hawaii it is known as the light spotted sea cucumber. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region and the Red Sea.^[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holothuria_hilla