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Bohadschia
Genus of sea cucumbers / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the taxonomic synonym of a genus of plants, see Leontodon.
Bohadschia is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Holothuriidae.[1][2] 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.[2]
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Bohadschia | |
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Bohadschia argus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Holothuriida |
Family: | Holothuriidae |
Genus: | Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833 [1] |
Type species | |
Bohadschia marmorata Jaeger, 1833 | |
Species | |
12–14 species (see text) | |
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