Holothuria difficilis
Difficult Sea Cucumber
As recorded: Holothuria difficilis Semper, 1868
Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae
- Collected by
- D.M. Devaney
- Locality
- Rapa Island
- Island
- Rapa Island
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- F. Rowe, 1983
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Holothuria difficilis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 111 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.
2026-10-03
台灣澎湖縣馬公市三連石滬
(c) 謝忠良, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Kawela Bay, HI, US
(c) mikeuveges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-09
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Sue Ellen Chajkowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Moffat Beach QLD 4551, Australia
(c) cirolana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Province Sud, Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Holothuria difficilis. BPBM 3192. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37200835. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/3192.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37200835 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026