Bohadschia

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<small> (Jaeger, 1833)</small>
• Bohadschia atra<small> (Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999)</small>
• Bohadschia cousteaui<small> (Cherbonnier, 1954)</small>
• Bohadschia koellikeri<small> (Semper, 1868)</small>
• Bohadschia maculisparsa <small>(Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984)</small>
• Bohadschia marmorata<small> (Jaeger, 1833)</small>
• Bohadschia mitsioensis<small> (Cherbonnier, 1988)</small>
• Bohadschia ocellata<small> (Jaeger, 1833)</small>
• Bohadschia paradoxa<small> (Selenka, 1867)</small>
• Bohadschia steinitzi<small> (Cherbonnier, 1963)</small>
• Bohadschia subrubra<small> (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)</small>
• Bohadschia vitiensis<small> (Semper, 1868)</small>

In addition, two undescribed species are known:

• Bohadschia sp. 1 – Known from Bali, Okinawa Island, the Philippines, and Hawaii.
• Bohadschia sp. 2 – Known only from a single tissue sample from the Red Sea; may be synonymous with Bohadschia steinitzi.

References

Further reading

• Francis W.E. Rowe, A review of the family Holothuriidae (Holothuroidea : Aspidochirotida), vol. 18 n°4, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), 1969, 54 p.