Diagnoses in taxonomic order
Diagnoses in alphabetical order
Diagnoses of supraspecific taxa
This list is derived from the famous "Smiley-Pawson List," an unpublished, annotated catalogue that circulates amongst holothuroid taxonomists. While still in revision, it is nevertheless currently the most authoritative complilation of holothuroid nomina since Herbert Ludwig's (1892-1896) overview. Each link provides the estimated number of subsumed taxa and diagnoses taken from the literature to 1981. The list below can be viewed in both taxonomic and alphabetical order.
Acanthotrochus
Acaudina
Achiridota
Achlyonice
Acolochirus
Actinocucumis
Actinopyga
Afrocucumis
Allopatides
Allothyone
Amperima
Amphicyclus
Amphigymnas
Anapta
Apentamera
Aphelodactyla
Apodida
Apodogaster
Aslia
Aspidochirotida
Astichopus
Athyone
Athyonidium
Bathyherpistikes
Bathyplotes
Bathyzona
Benthodytes
Benthogone
Benthothuria
Bohadschia
Capheira
Caudina
Caudinidae
Ceraplectana
Ceto
Cherbonniera
Chiridota
Chiridotidae
Chondrocloea
Cladodactyla
Cladolabes
Cladolabinae
Cladolella
Clarkiella
Colochirinae
Colochirus
Cucumaria
Cucumariidae
Cucumariinae
Cucumella
Dactylapta
Dactylochirotida
Deichmannia
Deima
Deimatidae
Deimatina
Dendrochirotida
Dendrothuria
Echinocucumis
Ekkentropelma
Ekmania
Ekmocucumis
Elasipodida
Ellipnion
Elpidia
Elpidiidae.
Engeliella
Enypniastes
Eostichopus
Epitomapta
Euapta
Eupatinapta
Eupentacta
Eupyrgidae
Eupyrgus
Euthyonacta
Euthyonidiella
Galatheathuria
Gephyrothuria
Gephyrothuriidae
Hansenothuria
Havelockia
Hedingia
Hemioedema
Hemithyone
Heteromolpadia
Heterothyone
Heterothyonidae
Holothuria
Holothuria (Acanthotrapeza)
Holothuria (Cystipus)
Holothuria (Halodeima)
Holothuria (Holothuria)
Holothuria (Irenothuria)
Holothuria (Lessonothuria)
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria)
Holothuria (Metriatyla)
Holothuria (Microthele)
Holothuria (Panningothuria)
Holothuria (Platyperona)
Holothuria (Roweothuria)
Holothuria (Selenkothuria)
Holothuria (Semperothuria)
Holothuria (Stauropora)
Holothuria (Stichothuria)
Holothuria (Theelothuria)
Holothuria (Thymiosycia)
Holothuria (Vaneyothuria)
Holothuriidae
Irpa
Isostichopus
Kareniella
Kolga
Kolostoneura
Labidodemas
Labidoplax
Laetmogone
Laetmogonidae
Lepidotrochus
Leptopentacta
Leptosynapta
Lipotrapeza
Lissothuria
Loisettea
Mensamaria
Meseres
Mesothuria
Mesothuria (Allantis)
Mesothuria (Diplasiothuria)
Mesothuria (Mesothuria)
Mesothuria (Monothuria)
Mesothuria (Penichrothuria)
Mesothuria (Zygothuria)
Mitsukuriella
Molpadia
Molpadida
Molpadiidae
Molpadiodemas
Myriotrochidae
Myriotrochus
Neoamphicyclus
Neocnus
Neocucumella
Neocucumis
Neopentadactyla
Neopentamera
Neostichopus
Neothyone
Neothyonidium
Ocnus
Oestergrenia
Ohshimella
Oneirophanta
Opheodesoma
Orbithyone
Orphnurgus
Pachythyone
Paelopatides
Panningia
Pannychia
Paracaudina
Paracucumaria
Paracucumidae
Paracucumis
Paradota
Parastichopus
Parathyonacta
Parathyonidium
Paroriza
Parvotrochus
Patinapta
Pattalus
Pawsonellus
Pawsonia
Pearsonothuria
Pelagothuria
Pelagothuriidae
Pelagothuriidae:
Peniagone
Pentacta
Pentadactyla
Pentamera
Perizona
Phyllophoridae
Phyllophorinae
Phyllophorus
Phyllophorus (Phyllophorella)
Phyllophorus (Phyllothuria)
Phyllophorus (Urodemella)
Phyllophrus (Phyllophorus)
Phyrella
Placothuria
Placothuriidae
Platystichopus
Plesiocolochirus
Plicastichopus
Polycheira
Polyplectana
Protankyra
Protelpidia
Prototrochus
Pseudoaslia
Pseudocnella
Pseudocnus
Pseudocolochirus
Pseudopsolus
Pseudostichopus
Pseudostichopus (Pseudostichopus)
Pseudostichopus (Trachostichopus)
Pseudothuria
Pseudothyone
Psolidae
Psolidiella
Psolidium
Psoliocucumis
Psolus
Psycheotrephes
Psychrelpidia.
Psychronates
Psychropotes
Psychropotidae
Psychropotina
Rhabdomolgus
Rhipidothuria.
Rhopalodina
Rhopalodinaria
Rhopalodinidae
Rhopalodinopsis
Roweia
Rynkatorpa
Sclerodactyla
Sclerodactylidae
Sclerodactylinae
Sclerothyone
Sclerothyoninae
Scoliodotella
Scoliorhapis
Scotoplanes
Scotothuria
Selenkiella
Semperiella
Semperiellinae
Siniotrochus
Sphaerella
Staurocucumis
Staurothyone
Stereoderma
Stichopodidae
Stichopus
Stolus
Synallactes
Synallactidae
Synapta
Synaptidae
Synaptula
Taeniogyrus
Temparena
Thelonota
Thorsonia
Thyone
Thyonella
Thyonidiella
Thyonidiinae
Thyonidium
Thyonina
Thyoninae
Toxodora
Trachythyone
Trochoderma
Trochodota
Vaneyella
Vaneyellidae
woodmasoni
Ypsilocucumis
Ypsilothuria
Ypsilothuriidae
Ypsilothuriinae
