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Bohadschia
Sign in to saveBohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.
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Genus
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderHolothuriida
- FamilyHolothuriidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 117
- With media
- 14
- Family
- Holothuriidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, French Polynesia, Indonesia, United States, Comoros, France, Malaysia
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Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae. They are among the largest, most common, and conspicuous sea cucumbers on coral reefs. They have large, loaf-like bodies that are often strikingly colored.
==Species== , the World Register of Marine Species recognizes 12 species in the genus Bohadschia: Bohadschia argus (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia atra (Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999) Bohadschia cousteaui (Cherbonnier, 1954) Bohadschia koellikeri (Semper, 1868) Bohadschia maculisparsa (Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984) Bohadschia marmorata (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia mitsioensis (Cherbonnier, 1988) Bohadschia ocellata (Jaeger, 1833) Bohadschia paradoxa (Selenka, 1867) Bohadschia steinitzi (Cherbonnier, 1963) Bohadschia subrubra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Bohadschia vitiensis (Semper, 1868)
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