(Ludwig, 1874)

P. australis is a grey to orange sea cucumber with small papillae more or less evident along the corners of its somewhat square, firm body (length 50-65 mm). The tegument is rough and the spicules are homogeneous-sized baskets (P. australis spicules). P. australis may be found on reefs and in coastal areas, concealed among rubble, on reef flats and rocky shores.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Dendrochirotida
Family Cucumariidae
Genus Pentacta
Species Pentacta australis

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Accepted name: Pentacta australis (Ludwig, 1875)

Scientific synonyms and common names

Pentacta australis (Ludwig, 1874)

Colochirus australis Ludwig, 1874
Colochirus doliolum Erwe, 1913

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

Clark, H.L. 1932. Echinoderma other than Asteroidea. Sci. rept. Great Barrier Reef Exped. 4:197-239.

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

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

Ekman, S. 1918. Holothurioidea of Dr. Mjoberg's Expedition to Australia. Kunglia Suenska vetenskapsakademiens handlinger. Stockholm. 58(6): 70pp.

Erwe, W. 1913. Holothurioidea. pp. 349-402. In Michalesen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.) 'Die Fauna Sudwest-Australiens, Vol. 4.' (Jena: Fischer).

Ludwig, H. 1874. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Holothurien. Arbeiten aus dem zoologisch zootomischen Institut in Wurzburg 2: 77-120.

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