Chiridota gigas Strawberry sea-cucumber

Chiridota gigas is commonly referred to as Strawberry sea-cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Simon Grove, Australia

Strawberry sea-cucumber Chiridota gigas, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, October 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove

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Scientific:: Chiridota gigas
German:: Erdbeer Seewalze
English:: Strawberry Sea-cucumber

Category:: Sjøpølser

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Apodida (Order) > Chiridotidae (Family) > Chiridota (Genus) > gigas (Species)
Initial determination:: Dendy & Hindle, 1907

Occurrence:: Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania (Australia)
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Tide pools / rock pools
Size:: up to 9.84" (25 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Detritus, Sediment feeder
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chiridota albatrossii
Chiridota aponocrita
Chiridota carnleyensis
Chiridota conceptacula
Chiridota discolor
Chiridota durbanensis
Chiridota exuga
Chiridota fernandensis
Chiridota ferruginea
Chiridota gigas
Erdbeer Seewalze
Chiridota hawaiiensis
Rote Sandseegurke, Hawaii Seewalze
Chiridota heheva
Chiridota hydrothermica
Chiridota ingens
Chiridota intermedia
Chiridota kermadeca
Chiridota laevis
Chiridota marenzelleri
Chiridota nanaimensis
Chiridota nigra
Chiridota ochotensis
Chiridota orientalis
Chiridota pacifica
Chiridota peloria
Chiridota pisanii
Chiridota regalis
Chiridota rigida
Chiridota rotifera
Chiridota smirnovi
Chiridota stuhlmanni
Chiridota tauiensis
Chiridota uniserialis
Chiridota violacea

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2013-07-04 17:41:20
Last edit:: 2024-10-14 14:33:13

Info

Chiridota gigas Dendy & Hindle, 1907

Sausage-shaped sea-cucumber, red with pale spots; body-length to 25 cm.

Synonymised names
Chiridota magna Clark, 1938 · unaccepted
Chiridota mortenseni Pawson, 1962 · unaccepted
Chirodota gigas Dendy & Hindle, 1907 · unaccepted

External links

Atlas of Living Australia (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.
Invertebase (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.
portphillipmarinelife (en). Abgerufen am 14.10.2024.

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Chiridota gigas,Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, Australia 2004 - CC BY Simon Grove

Strawberry sea-cucumber Chiridota gigas, Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, October 2015 - CC BY Simon Grove

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