
Holothuria arenicola
Sand Sea Cucumber
As recorded: Holothuria arenicola Semper, 1868
Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae
- Locality
- Teraina Island
- Island
- Teraina Island
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Holothuria arenicola observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-09-07.

2024-09-07
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) mudphudmama, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-08-28
海南省三沙市西沙区永兴岛中建路
(c) ayegege, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-06
Gladstone, QLD, Australia
(c) Amelia Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-01
Point Panic
(c) Sara Thiebaud, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-07-06
North Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda, BM
(c) Luke Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-05-29
Kaneohe Bay, barrier reef S of Kekapa Island
(c) smithsonian_marinegeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Holothuria arenicola. BPBM 573. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37201475. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/w/573.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37201475 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
