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Albatross footless sea cucumber

Chiridota albatrossii

Classification

Order
Apodida

Chiridota albatrossii, commonly known as the Albatross footless sea cucumber, jellybean sea cucumber, or holothurie de l'Albatross, is a species of sea cucumber native to the North Pacific Ocean, including the waters of the Russian Far East, northern Japan, western Canada, and Alaska. First collected by the steamship Albatross in 1903, it was described by Charles Lincoln Edwards in 1907. Taxonomy and history Chiridota albatrossii was described by American zoologist Charles Lincoln Edwards in 1907 based on specimens collected by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamship Albatross…

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 9