Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis
©Anne Hoggett: Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis about 5 cm long on the underside of a rubble slab on the reef flat at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island. Thanks to Dr Stephen Purcell for the identification.
©Anne Hoggett: A group of Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis on the underside of a rubble slab on the reef flat at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Aspidochirotida
Family
Holothuriidae
Genus
Holothuria
Species
Holothuria (Platyperona) difficilis
Colours
Distinguishing features
Small, dark holothurians that occur under rocks or rubble in the intertidal. Its main reproductive mode, at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef at least, is asexually, by fission (Lee et al, 2009).
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
