Clark, 1921

T. maculata is a pale pink sea cucumber, spotted with darker pink. It is small (26 mm), with 10 tentacles. Its spicules are wheels in which the inner serrations are grouped; sigmoid bodies are present. It is found in sand, reefs and coastal waters. A related temperate species, T. shepardi, is illustrated in Rowe (1982) [see fig. 32 - 5 (colour)].

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Apodida
Family Chiridotidae
Genus Trochodota
Species Trochodota maculata

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Trochodota maculata H.L. Clark, 1921

Scientific synonyms and common names

Trochodota maculata Clark, 1921

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

Clark, H.L. 1921. The Echinoderm Fauna of Torres Strait: its composition and its origin. Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington 10: 1-223.

Rowe, F.W.E. 1982. Sea cucumbers (Class Holothurioidea). pp. 454-476. In Shepard, S.A. and Thomas, I.M., (Eds.) 'Marine Invertebrates of Southern Australia. Part 1.' (Adelaide: Government of South Australia).

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