Holothuria bacilla

Holothuria (Selenkothuria) bacilla is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Selenkothuria. First described by Cherbonnier in 1988, the species is found in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar.^[1] One source has also recorded the species as being present in the Persian Gulf.^[2] The cucumber is a mobile bottom feeder and lives at a depth of between 5–10 cm.^[3]

Holothuria bacilla
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Holothuriida
Family:	Holothuriidae
Genus:	Holothuria
Species:	H. bacilla
Binomial name
Holothuria bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988