Click on one of the original nominal species names below to get a pictorial impression of the species (including its ossicle assemblage), a concise description, its complete synonomy and citation list and its distribution.
Names are put in their original spelling and are ordered alphabetically according to genus name and then specific epithet.
Actinopyga caerulea Samyn, VandenSpiegel & Massin, 2006 / Paratype
Bohadschia atra Massin, Rasolofonirina, Conand & Samyn, 1999 / Paratypes 1-4
Halodeima pseudoimitans Cherbonnier, 1951 / Syntype
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001 / Holotype
Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) arenacava Samyn, Massin & Muthiga, 2001 / Paratypes 1-4
Holothuia caparti Cherbonnier, 1964 / Syntype 1
Holothuia caparti Cherbonnier, 1964 / Syntype 2
Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009 / Holotype
Holothuria (Metriatyla) lessoni Massin, Uthicke, Purcell, Rowe & Samyn, 2009 / Paratype
Holothuria parinhabilis Cherbonnier, 1951 / Syntype
Holothuria sinefibula Cherbonnier, 1964 / Holotype
Types in the Brussels museum are curated by Dr C. Massin who can be reached on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Read more on the echinoderm types deposited in the Brussels collection in:
- Cherbonnier, G. 1951. Holothuries de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (Deuxième série), 41: 65 pp, 28 pls.
- Jangoux M., Massin Cl. 1986. Catalogue commenté des types d'Echinodermes actuels conservés dans les collections nationales belges. Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique (Biologie), 56: 83-97.
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