Actinopyga
{{Short description|Genus of sea cucumbers}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Actinopyga echinites1.jpg
| image_caption = Actinopyga echinites
| taxon = Actinopyga
| authority = Bronn, 1860{{cite WoRMS |title=Actinopyga Bronn, 1860 |year=2020 |id=205662 |accessdate=18 March 2020}}
|synonyms =
- Jaegeria Bell, 1887
- Metis Gistel, 1848
- Muelleria Jaeger, 1833
}}
Actinopyga is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
Species
Image:Actinopyga caerulea dents anales.JPG). However, some Holothuria can have similar appendages.]]
{{As of|2024}}, the World Register of Marine Species recognizes 18 species:
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- Actinopyga agassizii (Selenka, 1867)
- Actinopyga albonigra Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Actinopyga bacilla Cherbonnier, 1988
- Actinopyga bannwarthi (Panning, 1944)
- Actinopyga caerulea Samyn, VandenSpiegel & Massin, 2006
- Actinopyga capillata Rowe & Massin, 2006
- Actinopyga crassa Panning, 1944
- Actinopyga echinites (Jaeger, 1833)
- Actinopyga flammea Cherbonnier, 1979
- Actinopyga fusca Cherbonnier, 1980
- Actinopyga lecanora (Jaeger, 1833)
- Actinopyga mauritiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Actinopyga miliaris (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
- Actinopyga obesa (Selenka, 1867)
- Actinopyga palauensis Panning, 1944
- Actinopyga serratidens Pearson, 1903
- Actinopyga spinea Cherbonnier, 1980
- Actinopyga varians (Selenka, 1867)
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Image:Actinopyga bannwarthi.jpg|Actinopyga bannwarthi.
Image:Actinopyga capillata.jpg|Actinopyga capillata.
Image:Actinopyga caerulea.JPG|Actinopyga caerulea.
Image:Actinopyga echinites Réunion.jpg|Actinopyga echinites.
Image:Actinopyga flammea.jpg|Actinopyga flammea.
Image:Actinopyga lecanora.JPG|Actinopyga lecanora.
Image:Actinopyga mauritiana.jpg|Actinopyga mauritiana.
Image:Actinopyga miliaris.JPG|Actinopyga miliaris
Image:Sea Cucumber (23973750432).jpg|Actinopyga varians
References
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Category:Taxa named by Heinrich Georg Bronn
Category:Taxa described in 1860
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