Scotoplanes globosa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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Where the scotoplanes globosa lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Scientific name	Scotoplanes globosa
Group	Starfish, sea urchins & relatives
Class	Echinoderm
Order	Elasipodida
Family	Elpidiidae

What kind of animal is the scotoplanes globosa?

The scotoplanes globosa (Scotoplanes globosa) is an echinoderm in the order Elasipodida and the family Elpidiidae, genus Scotoplanes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the scotoplanes globosa

Scotoplanes globosa, commonly known as the sea pig, is a species of sea cucumber that lives in the deep sea. It was first described by Hjalmar Théel, a Swedish scientist. Scotoplanes globosa, along with numerous other sea cucumbers were discovered by Théel during an expedition on HMS Challenger between the years of 1873-1876. Scotoplanes globosa was officially described in 1882, 6 to 9 years after its first sighting. Scotoplanes globosa is most closely related to the genus Peniagone.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scotoplanes globosa (revision 1363655691), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2490972 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).