Selenka, 1867

H. (Lessonothuria) verrucosa is a deep chocolate-brown sea cucumber with an upper surface often suffused with orange. It is a medium to large species (to 200 (300) mm), with a thick and cylindrical but pliable body The taller papillae above are tipped with orange, and it has a smooth tegument. Spicules are low tables with a spiny disc and irregular buttons. H. verrucosa may be found on reefs, largely buried in sand of flats or lagoons, with its cloaca and part of its upper surface exposed.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Aspidochirotida
Family Holothuriidae
Genus Holothuria
Subgenus Lessonothuria
Species Holothuria verrucosa

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Holothuria (Lessonothuria) verrucosa Selenka, 1867

Holothuria verrucosa Selenka, 1867
Holothuria immobilis Semper, 1868

Cannon, L.R.G. and Silver, H. 1986. Sea Cucumbers of Northern Australia. Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Australia, 60 pp.

Clark, H.L. 1946. The Echinoderm Fauna of Australia: its composition and its origin. Publications of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 566: 1-567.

Selenka, E. 1867. Beiträge zur Anatomis un Systematik der Holothurien. Ztschr. fl. wissensch. Zool. 17:291-374.

Semper, C. 1868. Holothurien. In 'Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. 2. Wissenschaftliche Resultate.' (Wiesbaden: Kreidel).

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