Overview
Brief Summary
Ecology
Benthic, inshore, detritus feeder, deposit feeder. General distribution: tropical, Indo-west Pacific Ocean, depth range 0-23 m. (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
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Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6338
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Distribution
East Africa, Eastern Africa & Madagascar, Indian Ocean, Kenya, Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Pacific Ocean, Somalia, Tanzania
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Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Echinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar 70.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5997
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Massin, C. (1999). Reef-dwelling Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) of the Spermonde Archipelago (South-West Sulawesi, Indonesia). Zoologische Verhandelingen 329, Leiden. 144 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6337
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Panning, A. (1941). Ueber einige Ostafrikanische Seewalzen und ihre eignung zur Trepanggewinnung. Thalassia IV (8): 1-18.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5980
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Levin, V.S. (1979). Aspidochirote holothurians of the upper sublittoral zone of Indo-West Pacific: species composition and distribution. Biol. Morya 5: 17-23.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6222
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Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton.
http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467
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Clark, A.M. and F.W.E. Rowe. (1971). Monograph of Shallow-water Indo-West Pacific Echinoderms. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History): London. x + 238 p. + 30 pls.
http://www.marinespecies.org/ophiuroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5916
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Conand, C., Muthiga, N.A. (Eds.). 2007. Commercial sea cucumbers: a review for the Western Indian Ocean. WIOMSA Book Series No. 5 v + 66pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=164086
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Also distributed in SE Arabia, Ceylon, Bay of Bengal, East Indies, north Australia, Philippine, China, south Japan and South Pacific Is. (Clark & Rowe, 1971); Australia (Rowe & Gates, 1995).
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Cherbonnier, G. (1988). Echinodermes: Holothurides. Faune de Madagascar 70.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5997
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Ecology
Habitat
Known from seagrass beds.
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Natural Geography in Shore Areas (NaGISA) database, compiled by Ann Knowlton.
http://www.marinespecies.org/arms/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145467
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Depth range based on 5 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 13
Temperature range (°C): 25.567 - 26.987
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.090 - 0.156
Salinity (PPS): 34.975 - 35.099
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.620 - 4.666
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 1.005 - 3.887
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 13
Temperature range (°C): 25.567 - 26.987
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.090 - 0.156
Salinity (PPS): 34.975 - 35.099
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.620 - 4.666
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 1.005 - 3.887
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 13
Temperature range (°C): 25.567 - 26.987
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.090 - 0.156
Salinity (PPS): 34.975 - 35.099
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.620 - 4.666
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 1.005 - 3.887
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 13
Temperature range (°C): 25.567 - 26.987
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.090 - 0.156
Salinity (PPS): 34.975 - 35.099
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.620 - 4.666
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.131 - 0.201
Silicate (umol/l): 1.005 - 3.887
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Actinopyga lecanora
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
AAACGCTGATTATTTTCCACAAACCACAAGGACATAGGAACTCTCTATCTTATATTTGGTGCCTGAGCAGGAATGGTGGGTACCGCAATG---AGAGTTATTATCCGAACAGAATTAGCTCAACCTGGATCACTATTACAAGAT---GACCAAGTATACAAAGTAGTAGTCACAGCACACGCCCTAGTAATGATATTCTTTATGGTAATGCCAATCATGATAGGAGGATTCGGAAAATGGCTCATTCCCTTGATG---ATAGGAGCTCCTGACATGGCCTTCCCTCGAATGAAAAAAATGAGATTCTGACTAGTCCCACCATCCTTTGTTCTCTTACTAGCTTCCGCTGGAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGAACGGGATGAACAATTTATCCACCACTATCTAGAAAAATAGCTCACGCAGGAGGATCAGTAGATCTA---GCAATATTTTCATTACATCTAGCTGGAGCCTCTTCAATATTAGCTTCTATAAATTTTATAACAACGATCATAAACATGCGAACCCCCGGAATTACCTTTGACCGACTCCCTCTATTCGTATGATCCGTCTTTATAACAGCATTTCTTTTATTATTAAGACTACCCGTTCTAGCTGGC---GCTATAACAATGTTATTAACAGACCGAAATATAAAAACAACATTTTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCTATCTTATTCCAACATCTGTTCTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCAGAAGTGTATATTTTAATTTTACCAGGATTCGGTATGATATCCCATGTAATAGCTCACTATAGAGGAAAGCAA---GAACCATTTGGATATTTAGGTATGGTCTACGCTATGGTAGCTATAGGAATATTAGGCTTTCTAGTATGAGCCCACCATATG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Actinopyga lecanora
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
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