(Semper, 1867)

The sea cucumber H. versicolor is variably coloured from cream to purple, mostly brown with red-tipped, conical papillae irregularly scattered on its upper surface [see Clark (1938) pl. 16, fig. 3 (colour)]. It is a small species (60-80 mm), square in section. Spicules are squarish tables with two pillars (H. versicolor spicules). H. versicolor is a coastal, tropical species, found from the intertidal to 15 m among sponges, soft corals and algae.

Remarks: James (1976) stated that H. mirabilis is a synonym of H. versicolor.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Dendrochirotida
Family Cucumariidae
Genus Havlockia
Species Havlockia versicolor

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Havlockia versicolor (Semper, 1867)

Thyone mirabilis Ludwig, 1874
Cucumaria areolata Ekman, 1918
Pentathyone mirabilis Clark, 1938
Havlockia mirabilis

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

Clark, H.L. 1938. Echinoderms from Australia. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology of the Harvard College 55: 1-596.

James, D.B. 1976. Studies on Indian echinoderms. 6. Redescription of two little known holothurians with a note on an early juvenile of Holothuria scabra Jaeger from Indian seas. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 18: 55-61.

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

Sluiter, C.P. 1901. Die Holothurien der Siboga Expedition. Siboga Expeditie 44: 1- 142.

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