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BPBM 469Invertebrate Zoology

Leptosynapta

As recorded: Leptosynapta Verrill, 1867

Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Apodida › Synaptidae

Collected by
Ball and C.H. EdmondsonBall →Charles Howard Edmondson →
Locality
Fanning Island
Island
Fanning Island
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen

Leptosynapta observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 112 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-16.

Leptosynapta observed 2026-06-16

2026-06-16

Saint Petersburg, FL, US

(c) Eliass Tāre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptosynapta observed 2025-12-29

2025-12-29

Bass Strait, Cape Woolamai, AU

(c) mrmanlikesbirds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptosynapta observed 2025-12-06

2025-12-06

Seattle, WA, USA

(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptosynapta observed 2025-08-08

2025-08-08

West End, Tacoma, WA, USA

(c) Zach Hawn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Leptosynapta observed 2025-05-31

2025-05-31

Indian Ocean, Seaford, SA, AU

(c) Thomas Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Leptosynapta observed 2025-05-24

2025-05-24

Mount Waddington, BC, Canada

(c) Darcy Kehler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Leptosynapta. BPBM 469. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37416561. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/469.

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