species: Thelenota anax in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Thelenota anax


©Anne Hoggett: Thelenota anax about 80 cm long at Mermaid Cove, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Thelenota anax near base of reef slope, Lizard Island, surrounded by Sea whips and Padina

©Anne Hoggett: An abundance of Thelenota anax on the sandy slope off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island, 9-15 m depth.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Aspidochirotida
Family Stichopodidae
Genus Thelenota
Species Thelenota anax

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References

  • Byrne, M., F. Rowe and S. Uthicke (2010). Molecular taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution in the family Stichopodidae (Aspidochirota: Holothuroidea) based on COI and 16S mitochondrial DNA, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi: 10.1016: jymev201004013. LIRS catalog number 1292.
  • Hammond, A.R., L. Meyers, and S.W. Purcell (2020). Not so sluggish: movement and sediment turnover of the world's heaviest holothuroid, Thelenota anax. Marine Biology, : 167: 60 (9 pages).. LIRS catalog number 2394.
  • Hemingson, C.R. and D.R. Bellwood (2020). Greater multihabitat use in Caribbean fishes when compared to their Great Barrier Reef counterparts. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 239: 106748. LIRS catalog number 2418.
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