Global InformationHolothuria forskali information
| Holothuria forskali | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. forskali
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| Binomial name | |
| Holothuria forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823
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Holothuria forskali, the black sea cucumber or cotton-spinner is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is found at shallow depths in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It was placed in the subgenus Panningothuria by Rowe in 1969 and is the type taxon of the subgenus.[3]
Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates and are closely related to the sea urchins and starfish. All these groups tend to be radially symmetric and have a water vascular system that operates by hydrostatic pressure, enabling them to move around by use of many suckers known as tube feet. Sea cucumbers are usually leathery, gherkin-shaped animals with a cluster of short tentacles at one end.
- ^ Mercier, A.; Hamel, J.-F. (2013). "Holothuria forskali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T180297A1612286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T180297A1612286.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Rowe, F.W.E. (1969). "A review of the family Holothuriidae (Holothurioidea: Aspidochirotida)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 18 (4): 117–170. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.18419.