Bohadschia

For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants, see Leontodon.

Bohadschia
Bohadschia argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Family: Holothuriidae
Genus: Bohadschia
Jaeger, 1833 [1]
Type species
Bohadschia marmorata
Jaeger, 1833
Species

12–14 species (see text)

Synonyms
  • Colpochirota Brandt, 1835
  • Holothuria (Bohadschia)
  • Perseis Gistel, 1848
  • Persites Gistel, 1848
  • Sporadipus Brandt, 1835

Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae.[1][2] They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kim et al. 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).