Holothuria pervicax | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Holothuriida |
Family: | Holothuriidae |
Genus: | Holothuria |
Subgenus: | Mertensiothuria |
Species: | H. cinerascens
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Binomial name | |
Holothuria cinerascens Selenka, 1867
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Holothuria pervicax is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria. It is commonly called the stubborn sea cucumber due to its inability to be kept alive in captivity.[1] It is commonly found buried beneath rocks on reefs in warm waters.[2]