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Echinocucumis hispida (Barrett, 1857)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Echinocucumis hispida (Barrett, 1857)
Name authority
(Barrett, 1857)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Class
Holothuroidea
Order
Dendrochirotida
Family
Ypsilothuriidae
Genus
Echinocucumis
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumEchinodermata
  4. subphylumEchinozoa
  5. classHolothuroidea de Blainville, 1834
  6. subclassActinopoda Ludwig, 1891
  7. orderDendrochirotida Grube, 1840
  8. familyYpsilothuriidae Heding, 1942
  9. genusEchinocucumis M. Sars, 1859
  10. speciesEchinocucumis hispida (Barrett, 1857)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Echinocucumis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Echinocucumis globosa (Ohshima, 1915)YpsilothuriidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Echinocucumis multipodia Cherbonnier, 1965YpsilothuriidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Echinocucumis paratypica Ludwig & Heding, 1935YpsilothuriidaeEchinodermataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 4 records assigned to Ypsilothuriidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Echinocucumis typica M. Sars, 1859 M. Sars, 1859synonym
Cucumaria hispida (Barrett, 1857) (Barrett, 1857)synonym
Eupyrgus hispidus Barrett, 1857 Barrett, 1857synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124593 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38HCT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.