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Chiridota rigida in life
In life — Stiff Sea Cucumber, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) WoRMS for SMEBD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
BPBM 473Invertebrate Zoology

Chiridota rigida

Stiff Sea Cucumber

As recorded: Chiridota rigida Semper, 1867

Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Apodida › Chiridotidae

Collected by
D. Thaanum and L.A. ThurstonDitlev Due Thaanum →L.A. Thurston L.A. ThurstonL.A. Thurston →
Locality
Palmyra Atoll
Island
Palmyra Atoll
Region
Unknown Region
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Chiridota rigidaSpecies page ›

Chiridota rigida observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-25.

Chiridota rigida observed 2026-06-25

2026-06-25

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chiridota rigida observed 2026-02-14

2026-02-14

Waimanalo Beach, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chiridota rigida observed 2025-12-28

2025-12-28

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chiridota rigida observed 2025-02-01

2025-02-01

Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI, US

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

Chiridota rigida observed 2024-12-13

2024-12-13

Manzanillo, MX-CL, MX

(c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chiridota rigida observed 2023-01-12

2023-01-12

(c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Chiridota rigida. BPBM 473. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35955596. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/473.

Record sources