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Diagnoses of supraspecific taxa Species descriptions of the Aspidochirotida	Species Descriptions Below are links to pdf files of original descriptions of all the aspidochirote nomina we have scanned, over 400 to date. Actinopyga albonigra Cherbonnier & Feral 1984 Actinopyga bacilla Cherbonnier 1988 Actinopyga caerulea Samyn et al 2006 Actinopyga capillata Rowe & Massin 2006 Actinopyga caroliniana Tan Tiu 1981 Actinopyga echinites crassa Panning 1944 Actinopyga flammea Cherbonnier 1979 Actinopyga fusca Cherbonnier 1980 Actinopyga obesa palauensis Panning 1944 Actinopyga polymorpha Saville-Kent 1893 Actinopyga serratidens bannwarthi Panning 1944 Actinopyga serratidens Pearson 1903 Actinopyga spinea Cherbonnier 1980 Bathyherpustikes punctatus Sluiter 1901 Bathyplotes elegans Heding 1940 Bathyplotes heteroculus Heding 1940 Bathyplotes imperfectus Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Bathyplotes mammillatus Heding 1940 Bathyplotes monoculus Sluiter 1901 Bathyplotes patagiatus Fisher 1907 Bathyplotes phlegmaticus Sluiter 1901 Bathyplotes rubicundus Sluiter 1901 Bathyplotes sulcatus Sluiter 1901 Benthothuria valdiviae Heding 1940 Bohadschia albiguttata Jaeger 1833 Bohadschia argus Jaeger 1833 Bohadschia atra Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conrad & Samyn 1999 Bohadschia cousteaui Cherbonnier 1954 Bohadschia drachi Cherbonnier 1954 Bohadschia lineolata Jaeger 1833 Bohadschia maculisparsa Cherbonnier & Feral 1984 Bohadschia marmorata Jaeger 1833 Bohadschia mitsioensis Cherbonnier 1988 Bohadschia ocellata Jaeger 1833 Bohadschia steinitzi Cherbonnier 1963 Eostichopus arnesoni Cutler & Miller 1982 Halodeima dicorona Heding 1934 Halodeima pseudo-imitans Cherbonnier 1951 Halodeima stocki Cherbonnier 1964 Hansenothuria benti Miller & Pawson 1989 Holothuria abbreviata Heilprin 1888 Holothuria Acanthotrapeza tripilata Massin 1987 Holothuria aculeata Semper 1868 Holothuria Aethiops Brandt 1835 Holothuria affinis Heller 1868 Holothuria africana xxxx xxxx Holothuria albifasciata Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria albiventer Semper 1868 Holothuria altimensis Clark 1921 Holothuria Ananas Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria anapinusa Lampert 1885 Holothuria Andersoni Bell 1885 Holothuria anulifera Fisher 1907 Holothuria aphanes Lampert 1885 Holothuria appendiculata de Blainville 1821 Holothuria arenicola Semper 1868 Holothuria arguinensis Koehler & Vaney 1905 Holothuria armata Selenka 1867 Holothuria atra Jaeger 1833 Holothuria aurea Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria axiologa Clark 1921 Holothuria bivittata Mitsukuri 1912 Holothuria Bohadschia inermis Bell 1887 Holothuria Bohadschia whitmći Bell 1887 Holothuria botellus Selenka 1867 Holothuria Boutani Hérouard 1893 Holothuria bowensis Ludwig 1875 Holothuria brauni Helfer 1912 Holothuria caesarea Ludwig 1875 Holothuria caparti Cherbonnier 1964 Holothuria captiva Ludwig 1875 Holothuria chilensis Semper 1868 Holothuria clemens Ludwig 1875 Holothuria coluber Semper 1868 Holothuria conica Clark 1938 Holothuria cubana Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Cucumaria crocea Lesson 1830 Holothuria cumulus Clark 1921 Holothuria curiosa Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Cystipus dura Cherbonnier 1981 Holothuria Cystipus mammosa Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria decorata Marenzeller 1881 Holothuria depressa Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Dietrichii Ludwig 1875 Holothuria difficilis Semper 1868 Holothuria discrepans Semper 1868 Holothuria Dofleinii Augustin 1908 Holothuria dubia Brandt 1835 Holothuria enalia Lampert 1885 Holothuria erinaceus Semper 1868 Holothuria exilis Koehler & Vaney 1908 Holothuria farcimen Selenka 1867 Holothuria fasciata Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria Fasciola Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria Fistularia hilla Lesson 1830 Holothuria Fistularia oceanica Lesson 1830 Holothuria Fistularia purpurea Lesson 1830 Holothuria flammea Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria flavo-maculata Semper 1868 Holothuria fossor Deichmann 1926 Holothuria frequentiamensis Clark 1902 Holothuria fulva Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria fungosa Helfer 1912 Holothuria fuscocinerea Jaeger 1833 Holothuria fusco-coerulea Theel 1886 Holothuria fusco-olivacea Fisher 1907 Holothuria fuscopunctata Jaeger 1833 Holothuria fuscopunctata Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria fuscorubra Theel 1886 Holothuria gallensis Pearson 1903 Holothuria gelatinosa Heding 1939 Holothuria glaberrima Selenka 1867 Holothuria glandifera Cherbonnier 1955 Holothuria gracilis Semper 1868 Holothuria Gräffei Semper 1868 Holothuria grammata Clark 1923 Holothuria grisea Selenka 1867 Holothuria guamensis Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria Halodeima manningi Pawson 1978 Holothuria Halodeima nigralutea O'Loughlin, Paulay, Vandenspiegel & Samyn 2007 Holothuria hamata Pearson 1913 Holothuria Hartmeyeri Erwe 1913 Holothuria hawaiiensis Fisher 1907 Holothuria Heilprini Ives 1890 Holothuria Holothuria quadrangularis Lesson 1830 Holothuria homoea Clark 1938 Holothuria Huberti Russo 1899 Holothuria humilis Selenka 1867 Holothuria hypamma Clark 1921 Holothuria imitans Ludwig 1875 Holothuria imitans polymorpha Caso 1962 Holothuria immobilis Semper 1868 Holothuria imperator Deichmann 1930 Holothuria inermis Bell 1887 Holothuria infesta Sluiter 1901 Holothuria inhabilis Selenka 1867 Holothuria inornata Semper 1868 Holothuria insignis Ludwig 1875 Holothuria integra Koehler & Vaney 1908 Holothuria isuga Mitsukuri 1912 Holothuria jousseaumei Cherbonnier 1954 Holothuria kapiolanić Bell 1887 Holothuria Klunzingeri Lampert 1885 Holothuria Koellikeri Semper 1868 Holothuria Kubaryi Ludwig 1875 Holothuria lactea Theel 1886 Holothuria lamperti Ludwig 1886 Holothuria lamperti Sluiter 1889 Holothuria languens Selenka 1867 Holothuria lentiginosa von Marenzeller 1893 Holothuria Lessonothuria cavans Massin & Tomascik 1996 Holothuria Lessonothuria duoturricula Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Lessonothuria multipilula Liao 1975 Holothuria lineata Ludwig 1875 Holothuria lineolata Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria lubrica Selenka 1867 Holothuria lucifuga Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria lutea Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria macroperona Clark 1938 Holothuria maculosa Pearson 1913 Holothuria mammifera Saville-Kent 1893 Holothuria marenzelleri théeli Deichmann 1938 Holothuria marginata Sluiter 1901 Holothuria marmorata Saville-Kent 1893 Holothuria Martensii Semper 1868 Holothuria massaspicula Cherbonnier 1954 Holothuria mauritiana Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria Mertensiothuria albofusca Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Mertensiothuria arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga 2001 Holothuria Mertensiothuria artensis Cherbonnier & Feral1984 Holothuria Mertensiothuria canaliculata Tan Tiu 1981 Holothuria Metriatyla fuligina Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Metriatyla horrida Massin 1987 Holothuria Metriatyla tortonesei Cherbonnier 1979 Holothuria mexicana Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Michaelseni Erwe 1913 Holothuria Microthele Aethiops Brandt 1835 Holothuria Microthele affinis Brandt 1835 Holothuria Microthele fuscogilva Cherbonnier 1980 Holothuria Microthele maculata Brandt 1835 Holothuria Microthele sordida Brandt 1835 Holothuria Microthele tigris Brandt 1835 Holothuria miliaris Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria minax Theel 1886 Holothuria mitis Sluiter 1901 Holothuria modesta Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Moebii Ludwig 1883 Holothuria mollis Hutton 1872 Holothuria monotuberculata Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria monsuni Heding 1939 Holothuria Mulleria peruviana Lesson 1830 Holothuria murrayi parva Theel 1886 Holothuria murrayi Theel 1886 Holothuria neozelanica Mortensen 1925 Holothuria nitida Ives 1890 Holothuria notabilis Ludwig 1875 Holothuria occidentalis Ludwig 1875 Holothuria olivacea Ludwig 1888 Holothuria ondaatjei Bell 1887 Holothuria ophidiana Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria oxurropa Sluiter 1887 Holothuria Panningothuria austrinabassa O'Loughlin, Paulay, Vandenspiegel & Samyn 2007 Holothuria papillifera Heding 1938 Holothuria papillifera Heding xxxx Holothuria paradoxa Selenka 1867 Holothuria Paraholothuria riojai Caso 1963 Holothuria paraprinceps Deichmann 1937 Holothuria pardalis Selenka 1867 Holothuria parinhabilis Cherbonnier 1951 Holothuria pentagona Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria peregrina Ludwig 1875 Holothuria pertinax Ludwig 1875 Holothuria pervicax Selenka 1867 Holothuria platei Ludwig 1898 Holothuria Platyperona crosnieri Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Platyperona insolita Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Platyperona rowei Pawson & Gust 1981 Holothuria pluricuriosa Deichmann 1937 Holothuria portovallartensis Caso 1954 Holothuria princeps Selenka 1867 Holothuria proceraspina Cherbonnier 1962 Holothuria prompta Koehler & Vaney 1908 Holothuria pseudofossor Deichmann 1930 Holothuria pseudo-lubrica Cherbonnier 1951 Holothuria pseudo-zacae Cherbonnier 1951 Holothuria Psolus monacaria Lesson 1830 Holothuria pulchella Selenka 1867 Holothuria pulla Selenka 1867 Holothuria pyxis Selenka 1867 Holothuria remollescens Lampert 1885 Holothuria robsoni Hutton 1879 Holothuria Roweothuria vemae Thandar 1988 Holothuria rugosa Ludwig 1875 Holothuria sćcularis Bell 1887 Holothuria samoana Ludwig 1875 Holothuria sanguinolenta Saville-Kent 1893 Holothuria scabra Jaeger 1833 Holothuria Selenkothuria bacilla Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Selenkothuria mactanensis Tan Tiu 1981 Holothuria Selenkothuria perrieri Thandar 1977 Holothuria Selenkothuria sinica Liao 1980 Holothuria Selenkothuria spinea Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Selenkothuria vittalonga Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Semperothuria granosa Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria signata Ludwig 1875 Holothuria Silamensis Ives 1890 Holothuria similis Semper 1868 Holothuria sinefibula Cherbonnier 1964 Holothuria spinifera Theel 1886 Holothuria spinosa Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria squamifera Semper 1868 Holothuria stellati dakarensis Panning 1939 Holothuria Stichothuria coronopertusa Cherbonnier 1980 Holothuria strigosa Selenka 1867 Holothuria submersa Sluiter 1901 Holothuria subrubra Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria subverta Clark 1921 Holothuria sucosa Erwe 1919 Holothuria sulcata Ludwig 1875 Holothuria surinamensis Ludwig 1875 Holothuria suspecta Cherbonnier 1958 Holothuria tenuicornis Helfer 1913 Holothuria tenuissima Semper 1868 Holothuria Theelothuria asperita Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Holothuria Theelothuria foresti Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Holothuria Theelothuria turriscelsa Cherbonnier 1980 Holothuria Theelothuria viridia Cherbonnier 1986 Holothuria thomsoni Theel 1886 Holothuria Thymiosycia altaturricula Cherbonnier & Feral 1984 Holothuria Thymiosycia conusalba Cherbonnier & Feral 1984 Holothuria Thymiosycia milloti Cherbonnier 1988 Holothuria Thymiosycia thomasi Pawson & Caycedo 1980 Holothuria Thyone eaouari Lesson 1830 Holothuria Thyone edulis Lesson 1830 Holothuria timana Lesson 1830 Holothuria triremis Sluiter 1901 Holothuria truncata Lampert 1885 Holothuria tuberculosa Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Holothuria unicolor Selenka 1867 Holothuria vagabunda Selenka 1867 Holothuria Verrilli Theel 1886 Holothuria verrucosa Selenka 1867 Holothuria vitiensis Semper 1868 Holothuria willeyi Bedford 1899 Holothuria zacae Deichmann 1937 Irenothuria maccullochi Deichmann 1958 Kareniella gracilis Heding 1940 Labidodemas americanum Deichmann 1938 Labidodemas dubiosum Ludwig 1875 Labidodemas egestosum Sluiter 1901 Labidodemas pseudosemperanium Massin, Samyn & Thandar 2004 Labidodemas quadripartitum Massin, Samyn & Thandar 2004 Labidodemas Selenkianum Semper 1868 Labidodemas Semperianum Selenka 1867 Labidodemas spineum Massin, Samyn & Thandar 2004 Meseres hyalegerus Sluiter 1901 Meseres involutus Sluiter 1901 Meseres peripatus Sluiter 1901 Mesothuria Allantis cathedralis Heding 1940 Mesothuria Allantis oktaknemoides Heding 1940 Mesothuria Allantis regularia Heding 1940 Mesothuria carnosa Fisher 1907 Mesothuria crebrapedes Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Mesothuria holothurioides Sluiter 1901 Mesothuria marginata Sluiter 1901 Mesothuria megapoda Clark 1920 Mesothuria multipora Clark 1920 Mesothuria oktaknemus Sluiter 1901 Mesothuria sufflava Cherbonnier & Feral 1984 Microthele Paramicrothele zihuatanensis Caso 1964 Molpadiodemas acaudum Heding 1935 Muelleria echinites Jaeger 1833 Muelleria lecanora Jaeger 1833 Mülleria aegyptiana Helfer 1912 Mülleria Agassizii Selenka 1867 Mülleria echinites Jaeger 1833 Mülleria excellens Ludwig 1875 Mülleria flavo-castanea Theel 1886 Mülleria formosa Selenka 1867 Mülleria lecanora Jaeger 1833 Mülleria nobilis Selenka 1867 Mülleria obesa Selenka 1867 Mulleria parvula Selenka 1867 Mülleria plebeja Selenka 1867 Mülleria varians Selenka 1867 Paelopatides fusiformis Sluiter 1901 Paelopatides illicitus Sluiter 1901 Paelopatides megalopharynx Sluiter 1901 Paelopatides purpureo-punctatus Sluiter 1901 Pćlopatides appendiculata Theel 1886 Pćlopatides confundens Theel 1886 Pćlopatides retifer Fisher 1907 Paroriza grevei Hansen 1956 Pelopatides aspera Theel 1886 Pelopatides quadridens Heding 1940 Pseudostichopus mollis Theel 1886 Pseudostichopus propinquus Fisher 1907 Pseudostichopus Pseudostichopus echinatus Thandar 1992 Pseudostichopus pustulosus Sluiter 1901 Pseudostichopus trachus Sluiter 1901 Pseudostichopus villosus Theel 1886 Pseudostichopus villosus violaceus Theel 1886 Stichopus assimilis Bell 1883 Stichopus badionotus Selenka 1867 Stichopus challengeri Theel 1886 Stichopus chloronotos Brandt 1835 Stichopus depressus Augustin 1908 Stichopus ecnomius Clark 1922 Stichopus ellipes Clark 1938 Stichopus errans Ludwig 1875 Stichopus flaccus Liao 1980 Stichopus fuscus Ludwig 1875 Stichopus Godefroyi Semper 1868 Stichopus Gymnochirota cinerascens Brandt 1835 Stichopus gyrifer Selenka 1867 Stichopus haytiensis Semper 1868 Stichopus hirotai Mitsukuri 1912 Stichopus horrens Selenka 1867 Stichopus japonicus Selenka 1867 Stichopus Johnsoni Theel 1886 Stichopus Kefersteinii Selenka 1867 Stichopus leucospilota Brandt 1835 Stichopus levis Sluiter 1887 Stichopus Ludwigi Erwe 1913 Stichopus macroparentheses Clark 1922 Stichopus maculatus Greef 1882 Stichopus Möbii Semper 1868 Stichopus moseleyi Theel 1886 Stichopus multifidus Sluiter 1910 Stichopus naso Semper 1868 Stichopus nigripunctatus Augustin 1908 Stichopus noctivagus Cherbonnier 1980 Stichopus ocellatus Massin 2002 Stichopus oshimć Mitsukuri 1912 Stichopus owstoni Mitsukuri 1912 Stichopus paradoxus Lampert 1885 Stichopus patagonicus Perrier 1905 Stichopus Pourtalesii Theel 1886 Stichopus pseudohorrens Cherbonnier 1962 Stichopus quadrifasciatus Massin 1999 Stichopus rigidus Selenka 1867 Stichopus roseus Augustin 1908 Stichopus rubermaculosus Massin 2002 Stichopus sagamensis Augustin 1908 Stichopus sagamiensis alba Augustin 1908 Stichopus simulans Dendy & Hindle 1907 Stichopus sitchaensis Brandt 1835 Stichopus sordidus Theel 1886 Stichopus torvus Theel 1886 Stichopus tropicalis Fisher 1907 Stichopus variegatus Semper 1868 Stichopus vastus Sluiter 1887 Synallactes angustus Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Synallactes crebrapapilla Cherbonnier & Feral 1976 Synallactes reticulatus Sluiter 1901 Thelenota anax Clark 1921 Thelenota rubralineata Massin and Lane 1991 Trepang ananas Jaeger 1833 Vaneyothuria zacae azacae Deichmann 1958 Vaneyothuria zacae iota Deichmann 1958 Vaneyothuria zacae typica Deichmann 1958

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