Record details

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:   690
Province:  
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931CA
Observer:   Spiby Jacky; George Branch
Date of record:   2012-08-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   306970
Species name:   Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota
Common name:   White threadfish
Family:   Holothuriidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Holothuria leucospilota
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-690
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Charles Griffiths
Comment:   short branched tentacles used to 'lick-up' debris on sand
Date:   2014-06-12 11:24:18
Species name:   Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota -- White threadfish
Species code:   306970

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