Holothuria tubulosa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the holothuria tubulosa lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Holothuria tubulosa
Group	Starfish, sea urchins & relatives
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Echinoderm
Order	Aspidochirotida
Family	Holothuriidae

Where does the holothuria tubulosa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the holothuria tubulosa in 7 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the holothuria tubulosa endangered?

The holothuria tubulosa’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the holothuria tubulosa?

The holothuria tubulosa (Holothuria tubulosa) is an echinoderm in the order Aspidochirotida and the family Holothuriidae, genus Holothuria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the holothuria tubulosa

Holothuria tubulosa, the cotton-spinner or tubular sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. It is the type species of the genus Holothuria and is placed in the subgenus Holothuria, making its full name Holothuria (Holothuria) tubulosa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Holothuria tubulosa (revision 1354662439), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1984543 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).