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List of echinoderms of Venezuela

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The echinoderms of Venezuela are a strictly marine animal phylum comprising about 124 species of marine waters designated for Venezuelan Caribbean.{{cite journal|title= Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns.|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0011916 | volume=5|journal=PLOS ONE|pages=e11916|pmid=20689856|pmc=2914069|year=2010|vauthors=Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, etal|issue=8 |bibcode=2010PLoSO...511916M |doi-access=free }} The first lists of species for Venezuelan coast date back to 1939 and 1967.

In Venezuela are five classes representatives living today: Crinoidea, Asteroidea, Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea.Zoppy, E. & Cedeño, A. 1980. Phylum Echinodermata. En: Bodini, R. & Rada, D. Biología Animal. Editorial Ateneo de Caracas. Caracas - Venezuela. pp:233-242 In this list are listed 105 species for the territory Venezuelan.{{cite journal | author = Engel H | year = 1939 | title = Echinoderms from Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire and Northern Venezuela | journal = Capita Zoologica | volume = VIII | issue = 4| pages = 1–12 }}{{cite journal | author = Zoppy E | year = 1967 | title = Contribución al conocimiento de los Equinodermos de Venezuela | journal = Acta Biologica Venezuelica | volume = 5 | issue = 17| pages = 267–333 }}{{cite journal | author = Flores C., Martínez de R. A. | year = 1970 | title = Status de la familia Goniasteridae (Asteroidea: Phanerozonia) en la región Oriental de Venezuela | journal = Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico de la Universidad de Oriente | volume = 9 | issue = 1–2| pages = 3–8 }}{{cite journal | author = Martínez, Mago H | year = 1975 | title = Contribución al conocimiento de los holoturoideos (Holoturoidea: Echinodermata) de la región oriental de Venezuela | journal = Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico de la Universidad de Oriente | volume = 14 | issue = 2| pages = 187–197 }}

List of species identified for Venezuela

= Crinoidea (Sea Lilies) =

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  • An: Anzoátegui
  • Ar: Aragua
  • Ca: Carabobo
  • DA: Delta Amacuro
  • DF: Dependencias Federales
  • Fa: Falcón
  • Mi: Miranda
  • Mo: Monagas
  • NE: Nueva Esparta
  • Su: Sucre
  • Va: Vargas
  • Zu: Zulia

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Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777)

|Rosy Feather-star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/597854/names/common_names |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Antedon bifida |publisher=EOL |date=2010-03-30 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124201 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Antedon bifida (Pennant, 1777) AphiaID: 124201 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2004-12-21 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; Su; Va

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Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtàles, 1869)

|Sea lilyMatínez E. Rafael y Martínez M. Enrique. 1998: Técnicas generales para invertebrados, colecta, anestesia, fijación, preservación, coloración, montaje, cultivo y calidad de agua. Caracas. 246p.

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=246784 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869) AphiaID: 246784 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar

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Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816)

|Black and White Sea Lily{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/597865/names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Tropiometra carinata |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213331 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Tropiometra carinata (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 213331 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; Ca; Fa; DF; Su; Va

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= Asteroidea (Starfishs) =

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Anthenoides piercei Perrier, 1881

|StarfishCervigon, F. y Velázquez, E. 1981. Nombres venáculos de organismos marinos del Estado Nueva Esparta. Caracas. 53p.

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178061 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Anthenoides piercei Perrier, 1881 AphiaID: 178061 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su

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Asterinides folium (Lütken, 1859)

|Common Blunt Armed Sea Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598523/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Asterinides folium Common Blunt Armed Sea Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=459535 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Asterinides folium (Lutken, 1860) AphiaID: 459535 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2010-02-27 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859

|Starfish

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178646 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1859 AphiaID: 178646 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su; Zu

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Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel (1842)

|Starfish

|Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178647 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astropecten brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 178647 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Fa; Mi; NE; Su

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Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840{{cite report |author1=Juan Capelo |author2=Javier Gutiérrez |author3=M. Rada |author4=J. Buitrago |author5=J. Narváez |title=Biodiversidad de las comunidades de bentos del sur del golfo de Paria, Venezuela |trans-title=Biodiversity of the benthic communities of the southern Gulf of Paria, Venezuela |date=December 2007 |publisher=Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales |issn=0037-8518 |url=http://www2.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-85182007000200005&nrm=iso |access-date=2013-07-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130707081622/http://www2.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-85182007000200005&nrm=iso |archive-date=2013-07-07 |url-status=dead}}

|Two-spined Star Fish{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598632/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Astropecten duplicatus Two-spined Star Fish |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178650 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astropecten duplicatus Gray, 1840 AphiaID: 178650 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su; Va; Zu

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Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840

|Starfish

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178667 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astropecten marginatus Gray, 1840 AphiaID: 178667 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DA; Fa; NE; Su; Zu

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Echinaster brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842

|Starfish

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178747 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 178747 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Echinaster echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816)

|Starfish

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178748 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Echinaster (Othilia) echinophorus (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 178748 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; NE; Su

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Goniaster tesellatus (Lamarck, 1816)

|Starfish

|Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124033 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Goniaster tessellatus (de Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 124033 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su

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Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840

|Yellow Starfish

|Cosmopolitan{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178188 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 AphiaID: 178188 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE

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Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)

|Starfish

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178615 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Luidia alternata (Say, 1825)AphiaID: 178615 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su; Zu

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Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825)

|Starfish

|Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158497 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Luidia clathrata (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 158497 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; NE; Su; Zu

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Luidia senegalensis (Lamarck, 1816)

|Nine-armed Sea Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/601073/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Luidia senegalensis Nine-armed Sea Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Northwesthern Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178641 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Luidia senegalensis (Lamark, 1816) AphiaID: 178641 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Mi; NE; Su

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Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1858){{cite web|url=http://ojs.udo.edu.ve/index.php/boletiniov/article/view/437/318 |title=Gómez M, María C. y Hernández A, Iván. 2011: Equinodermos de la bahía Tunantal, Estado Sucre, Venezuela. Boletín del Instituto Oceanográfico de Venezuela, 50 (2): 209-231 |publisher=Ojs.udo.edu.ve |date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Orange Starfish Cushion Sea Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598571/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Oreaster reticulatus Cushion Sea Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178210 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Oreaster reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) AphiaID: 178210 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su

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Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825)

|Starfish

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178718 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Tethyaster vestitus (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 178718 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DA; DF; Su

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= Ophiuroidea (Sea spiders and sea snakes) =

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Amphiodia trychna H. L. Clark, 1918

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242681 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphiodia trychna H.L. Clark, 1918 AphiaID: 242681 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Su

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Amphioplus coniortodes H. L. Clark, 1918

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242765 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphioplus coniortodes H.L. Clark, 1918 AphiaID: 242765 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; NE; Su

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Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1867

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149906 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphipholis januarii Ljungman, 1866 AphiaID: 149906 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828)

|Small Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598244/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Amphipholis squamata Small Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125064 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphipholis squamata (Delle Chiaje, 1828) AphiaID: 125064 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su

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Amphiura palmeri T Lyman, 1882

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125093 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphiura palmeri Koehler, 1906 AphiaID: 125093 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Amphiura rathbuni Koehler, 1914

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242980 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphiura rathbuni Koehler, 1914 AphiaID: 242980 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE

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Amphiura stimpsonii Lútken, 1859

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=242991 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Amphiura stimpsoni Lütken, 1859 AphiaID: 242991 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1824

|Pipe-cleaner Brittlestar{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/2772508/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Asteronyx loveni Pipe-cleaner Brittlestar |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124951 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Asteronyx loveni Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 124951 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Fa

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Astrophyton muricatum (Lamarck, 1816)

|Grifo Giant Basket Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598388/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Astrophyton muricatum Giant Basket Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243214 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astrophyton muricatum (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 243214 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; DF; NE; Su

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Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852)

|Sea spiders

|Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158072 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Microphiopholis atra (Stimpson, 1852) AphiaID: 158072 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; DA; Mo; Su

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Microphiopholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1852)

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405791 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Microphiopholis gracillima (Stimpson, 1854) AphiaID: 405791 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophiactis muelleri Lütken, 1856

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243460 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiactis muelleri Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 243460 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Ophiactis algicola H.L. Clark, 1933

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243434 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiactis algicola H.L. Clark, 1933 AphiaID: 243434 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

|Savigny's Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598269/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiactis savignyi Savigny's Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125122 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842) AphiaID: 125122 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Mi; NE; Su

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Ophiocnida scabriuscula (Lútken, 1859)

|Lobate Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598216/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiocnida scabriuscula Lobate Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422458 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiocnida scabriuscula (Lütken, 1859) AphiaID: 422458 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816)

|Black Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598333/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiocoma echinata Black Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243573 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiocoma echinata (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 243573 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; DF; Fa; NE; Su

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Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1859

|Banded Ophiocoma{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598338/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiocoma pumila Banded Ophiocoma |publisher=EOL |date=2011-08-30 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243578 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 243578 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Fa; Su; Va

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Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842

|Red Ophiocoma{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598336/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiocoma wendtii Red Ophiocoma |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243582 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiocoma wendtii Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 243582 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su

|

Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H. L. Clark, 1963)

|Coralline Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598325/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiocomella ophiactoides Coralline Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |date=2011-08-30 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243584 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiocomella ophiactoides (H.L. Clark, 1900) AphiaID: 243584 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; Su

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Ophioderma appressa (Say, 1825)

|Harlequin Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598321/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophioderma appressa Harlequin Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243630 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophioderma appressa (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 243630 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Mi; NE; Su

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Ophioderma brevicauda Lütken, 1856

|Short Spined Ophioderma{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598324/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophioderma brevicauda Short Spined Ophioderma |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243631 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophioderma brevicauda Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 243631 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ca; DF; Fa; Mi

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Ophioderma brevispina (Say, 1825)

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158073 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophioderma brevispina (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 158073 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Mi

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Ophioderma cinerea Müller & Troschel, 1842

|Chocolate Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598319/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophioderma cinerea Chocolate Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243632 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophioderma cinerea Müller & Troschel, 1842 AphiaID: 243632 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Ophioderma rubicunda Lütken, 1856

|Ruby Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598317/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophioderma rubicunda Ruby Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243645 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophioderma rubicunda Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 243645 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|100px

Ophiolepis elegans Lütken, 1859

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243691 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiolepis elegans Lütken, 1859 AphiaID: 243691 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; DF; Mi; NE; Su

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Ophiolepis impressa Lütken, 1859

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243695 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiolepis impressa Lütken, 1859 AphiaID: 243695 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Mi; Su

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Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825)

|Scaly Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598354/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiolepis impressa Scaly Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124887 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiolepis paucispina (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 124887 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophiomyxa flaccida ( Say, 1825)

|Slimy Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599646/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiomyxa flaccida Slimy Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243863 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiomyxa flaccida (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 243863 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Su

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Ophionereis olivacea H. L. Clark, 1901

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243886 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophionereis olivacea H.L. Clark, 1900 AphiaID: 243886 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophionereis reticulata (Say, 1925)

|Reticulated Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598210/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophionereis reticulata Reticulated Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124833 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophionereis reticulata (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 124833 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; NE; Su

|100px

Ophionereis squamulosa Köehler, 1913

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243892 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophionereis squamulosa Koehler, 1914 AphiaID: 243892 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Koehler, 1913

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244010 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiopsila hartmeyeri Koehler, 1913 AphiaID: 244010 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Ophiopsila riisei Lütken, 1859

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244020 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiopsila riisei Lütken, 1859 AphiaID: 244020 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; DF; Su

|

Ophiophragmus wurdemani (Lyman, 1860)

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=243937 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiophragmus wurdemani (Lyman, 1860) AphiaID: 243937 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Va

|

Ophiothrix angulata (Say, 1825)

|Angular Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/600964/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiothrix angulata Angular Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

| Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244162 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulata (Say, 1825) AphiaID: 244162 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Mi; NE; Su

|100px

Ophiothrix brachyactis H. L. Clark, 1915

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244106 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiothrix brachyactis H.L. Clark, 1915 AphiaID: 244106 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

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Ophiothrix oerstedii Lütken, 1856

|Oersted's Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/600969/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiothrix oerstedii Oersted's Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244182 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) oerstedii Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 244182 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; NE; Su

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Ophiothrix suensonii Lütken, 1856

|Suenson's Brittle Star{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/600968/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Ophiothrix suensoni Suenson's Brittle Star |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244148 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix) suensonii Lütken, 1856 AphiaID: 244148 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE; Su

|100px

Ophiura acervata Lyman 1869

|Sea spiders

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=244255 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Ophiura acervata (Lyman, 1869) AphiaID: 244255 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2007-07-18 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DA; Mo; Su

|

= Echinoidea (Sea urchins and sand dollar) =

class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" class="sortable wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:center; background:#48d1cc; color:white;"|Echinoidea

style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:520px;" px|Species

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:100px;" px|Common name

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:100px;" px|Global distribution

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:170px;" px|Distribution by state

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Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816)

|Purple Sea Urchin.Serafy, Keith. & Fell, Julian. 1985: Marine flora and fauna of the Northeastern United States. Echidodermata: Echinoidea. NOAA technical Report NMFS 33. 28p.{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598186/names |title=Encyclopedia Of Life (EOL) Arbacia punctulata |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158058 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 158058 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; NE; Su

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Brissopsis elongata Mortensen, 1907

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422510 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Brissopsis elongata Mortensen, 1907 AphiaID: 422510 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Su

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Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778)

|Groove Burrowing Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598141/names/common_names |title=Encyclopedia Of Life (EOL) Brissus unicolor |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Westhern Mediterranean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124380 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Brissus unicolor (Leske, 1778) AphiaID: 124380 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; DF; Su

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Clypeaster cyclopylus H.L.Clark, 1941{{cite journal|url=http://www.nrm.se/download/18.68e25d82120c414fd6f80003756/10-FRANCISCO-ORDEN+CLYPEASTEROIDEA.pdf |title=Francisco, V. y Pauls, S. 2008: Especies del orden Clypeasteroida (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)de las costas de Venezuela. Revista de Biología Tropical 56(Suppl. 3):215-228. |journal=Revista de Biología Tropical |issn=0034-7744 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|

|Venezuelan Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513181 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster cyclopilus H.L. Clark, 1941 AphiaID: 513181 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF (Archp. Los Testigos)

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Clypeaster euclastus H.L.Clark, 1941

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422495 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster euclastus H.L. Clark, 1941 AphiaID: 422495 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An, Ca, DA, DF, Fa

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Clypeaster lamprus H.L.Clark, 1914

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513185 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster lamprus H.L. Clark, 1914 AphiaID: 513185 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Va

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Clypeaster prostratus Ravenel, 1848

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422497 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster prostratus (Ravenel, 1845) AphiaID: 422497 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Fa, Zu

|

Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

|Sea Biscuit{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/597567/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Clypeaster rosaceus |publisher=EOL |date=2012-06-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367962 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster rosaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) AphiaID: 367962 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Fa; DF; NE

|100px

Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825)

|Sand Dollar{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598170/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Clypeaster subdepressus |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422499 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Clypeaster subdepressus (Gray, 1825) AphiaID: 422499 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Fa; NE; Su

|100px

Diadema antillarum (Philippi & Agassiz, 1863)

|Long-spined Sea Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598194/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Diadema antillarum |publisher=EOL |date=2009-07-24 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=124332 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Diadema antillarum Philippi, 1845 AphiaID: 124332 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; Ca; DF; Mi; Su; Va

|100px

Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758){{cite journal |author1=Pompa L. |author2=Prieto A. S. |author3=Manrique R. | year = 1989 | title = Abundancia y distribución espacial en una población del erizo Echinometra lucunter (L) en el Golfo de Cariaco, Venezuela | journal = Acta Científica Venezolana | volume = 40 | pages = 289–294 }}

|Rock-boring Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599664/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Echinometra lucunter |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213380 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Echinometra lucunter (Linnaeus, 1758) AphiaID: 213380 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Ar; Ca; DA; DF; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su; Va; Zu

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Echinometra viridis Agassiz, 1863

|Green Urchin

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422493 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Echinometra viridis A. Agassiz, 1863 AphiaID: 422493 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; Ca; DF; Fa; Mi

|100px

Encope emarginata (Leske, 1778)

|Sand Dollar, Cookie

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=513255 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Encope emarginata (Leske, 1778) AphiaID: 513255 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; NE; Su

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Encope michelini Agassiz, 1841

|Notched Sand Dollar{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598161/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Encope michelini |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422501 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Encope michelini L. Agassiz, 1841 AphiaID: 422501 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Ar; NE; Su

|

Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816)

|Slate Pencil Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/600976/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Eucidaris tribuloides |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=396741 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Eucidaris tribuloides (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 396741 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Mi; NE; Su; Va; Zu

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Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778)

|Six Holed Keyhole Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598159/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Leodia sexiesperforata |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422502 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Leodia sexiesperforata (Leske, 1778) AphiaID: 422502 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Ar; Ca; Mi; NE; Su; Va

|100px

Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816){{cite journal | author = Gómez G | year = 2002 | title = Abundancia de erizo Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) en la costa norte, este y oeste de la isla de Margarita (Venezuela) | journal = Acta Científica Venezolana | volume = 53 | issue = 1| pages = 43–53 }}

|Variegated Sea Urchin{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599644/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Lytechinus variegatus |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367850 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 367850 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Ar; Ca; DA; DF; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; su; Va; Zu

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Mellita quinquiesperforata latiambulacra H. L. Clark, 1940

|Dollar see; Cookie{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598164/names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Mellita quinquiesperforata |publisher=EOL |date=2012-06-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158065 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Mellita quinquiesperforata (Leske, 1778) AphiaID: 158065 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; Ar; Ca; DA; Fa; Mi; Mo; NE; Su; Va; Zu

|100px

Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816)

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367846 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Meoma ventricosa (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 367846 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; NE

|

Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816)

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158067 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Moira atropos (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 158067 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su;

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Plagiobrissus grandis (Gmelin, 1788)

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422511 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Plagiobrissus grandis (Gmelin, 1788) AphiaID: 422511 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; DA; Su

|100px

Schizaster orbignyanus Agassiz, 1980

|

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422521 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Schizaster orbignyanus A. Agassiz, 1880 AphiaID: 422521 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|An; DA; Su

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Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816)

|Sea Egg{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/598177/names/common_names |title=encyclopedia od Life (EOL) Tripneustes ventricosus |publisher=EOL |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422490 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Tripneustes ventricosus (Lamarck, 1816) AphiaID: 422490 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF; Fa; Mi; NE; Su; Va

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= Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers) =

class="wikitable" style="background:#fff;" class="sortable wikitable"

|+ style="text-align:center; background:#48d1cc; color:white;"|Holothuroidea

style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:520px;" px|Species

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:100px;" px|Common name

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:100px;" px|Global distribution

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:170px;" px|Distribution by state

! style="background:PowderBlue; color:Black; width:100px;" px|Image

Aslia pygmaea (Théel 1886)

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|Venezuelan Caribbean sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529439 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Aslia pygmaea (Théel, 1886) AphiaID: 529439 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|NE

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Aslia surinamensis (Semper 1868)

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|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/zt02449p048.pdf |author1=Pawson, David L. |author2=Pawson, Doris J. |author3=King, Rachael A. |date=2010|title= A taxonomic guide to the Echinodermata of the South Atlantic Bight, USA: 1. Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea).|journal= Zootaxa|volume=2449 |issue= 2449|pages=1–48|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2449.1.1 |issn=1175-5326 |access-date=2013-10-18|doi-access=free}}

|NE

|

Astichopus multifidus (Sluter, 1910)Museo de Biología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela. Catálogo de Echinodermata MBUCV-VI. Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Ciencias. Instituto de Zoología Tropical Caracas – Venezuela.

|Fissured Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/597912/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Astichopus multifidus Fissured Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241780 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Astichopus multifidus (Sluiter, 1910) AphiaID: 241780 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|DF

|

Chiridota rotifera (Pourtalès, 1851)

|Worm Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599058/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Chiridota rotifera Worm Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422538 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Chiridota rotifera (Pourtalès, 1851) AphiaID: 422538 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Su

|

Euthyonacta solida (Deichmann, 1930)

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|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422524 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Euthyonacta solida (Deichmann, 1930) AphiaID: 422524 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria arenicola Semper, 1868

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|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://ojs.udo.edu.ve/index.php/boletiniov/article/view/437/318 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Thymiosycia) arenicola Semper, 1868 AphiaID: 210814 |publisher=Ojs.udo.edu.ve |date=2013-01-13 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria cubana Ludwig, 1875

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|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241823 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Cystipus) cubana Ludwig, 1875 AphiaID: 241823 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria glaberrima Selenka, 1867

|Brown Rock Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/607597/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria glaberrima Brown Rock Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241851 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Selenkothuria) glaberrima Selenka, 1867 AphiaID: 241851 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria grisea (Selenka; 1867)

|Gray Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/607598/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria grisea Gray Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241833 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea Selenka, 1867 AphiaID: 241833 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria impatiens (Forskaal, 1775)

|Impatient Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599522/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria impatiens Impatient Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125185 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens (Forskål, 1775) AphiaID: 125185 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875

|Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599524/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria mexicana Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125180 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Halodeima) mexicana Ludwig, 1875 AphiaID: 125180 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria occidentalis Ludwig, 1875

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241826 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Cystipus) occidentalis Ludwig, 1875 AphiaID: 241826 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria parvula (Selenka, 1867)

|Golden Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/599523/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria parvula Golden Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea, Indian Ocean{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125183 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula (Selenka, 1867) AphiaID: 125183 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria princeps (Selenka, 1867)

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210890 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Theelothuria) princeps Selenka, 1867 AphiaID: 210890 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria surinamensis Ludwig, 1875

|Surinam Sea Cucumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/597924/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria surinamensis Surinam Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241858 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Semperothuria) surinamensis Ludwig, 1875 AphiaID: 241858 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Holothuria thomasi Pawson & Caycedo, 1980

|Tiger Tail Sea Cocumber{{cite web|url=http://eol.org/pages/3067531/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Holothuria thomasi Tiger Tail Sea Cocumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241876 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Holothuria (Thymiosycia) thomasi Pawson & Caycedo, 1980 AphiaID: 241876 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka, 1867)

|Three-rowed Sea Cucumber{{cite web|author=Isostichopus badionotus |url=http://eol.org/pages/2923905/overview |title=Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) Isostichopus badionotus Three-rowed Sea Cucumber |publisher=EOL |access-date=2013-10-18}}

|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=367868 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Isostichopus badionotus (Selenka, 1867) AphiaID: 367868 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Lissothuria antillensis Pawson, 1967

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|Venezuelan Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529094 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Lissothuria antillensis Pawson, 1967 AphiaID: 529094 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Lissothuria braziliensis (Théel, 1886)

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|Venezuelan Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529525 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Lissothuria braziliensis (Théel, 1886) AphiaID: 529525 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Ocnus suspectus (Ludwig, 1874)

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|Caribbean SeaGarcía, Rosa del Valle., Solís-Marín, Francisco A., Abreu Pérez, Mercedes., Laguarda Figueras, Alfredo & Durán-González, Alicia. 2005 [http://www.latindex.ucr.ac.cr/rbt-53-suppl3/rbt-supl3-2005-02.pdf Catálogo de los equinodermos Echinodermata: Crinoidea, Echinoidea, Holothuroidea) nerítico-bentónicos del Archipiélago Cubano.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019173519/http://www.latindex.ucr.ac.cr/rbt-53-suppl3/rbt-supl3-2005-02.pdf |date=2013-10-19 }} Rev. Biol. Trop. 53(Suppl. 3):9-28, D {{ISSN|0034-7744}}

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Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852

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|Nortrwestern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=149908 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Pentamera pulcherrima Ayres, 1852 AphiaID: 149908 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Pseudothyone belli (Luswig, 1887)

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=422535 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Pseudothyone belli (Ludwig, 1887) AphiaID: 422535 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Sclerodactyla briareus (Lesueur, 1824)

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158532 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Sclerodactyla briareus (Lesueur, 1824) AphiaID: 158532 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Thyone pseudofusus Deichmann, 1930

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225684 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Thyone pseudofusus Deichmann, 1930 AphiaID: 225684 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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Thyonidium seguroensis (Deichmann, 1930)

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|Caribbean Sea{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529705 |title=World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Thyonidium seguroensis (Deichmann, 1930) AphiaID: 529705 |publisher=Marinespecies.org |date=2010-10-06 |access-date=2013-10-18}}

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See also

Notas

References

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External links

  • [https://www.venciclopedia.org/index.php?title=Lista_de_Equinodermos_de_Venezuela Venciclopedia - Listado de Equinodermos de Venezuela]
  • [https://archive.today/20121224145737/http://www2.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-55042002000100004&lng=es&nrm=Iso Abundancia de erizo Lytechinus variegatus (Lamarck) en la costa norte, este y oeste de la isla de Margarita (Venezuela)]
  • [http://www.invemar.org.co/redcostera1/invemar/docs/9230Catalogo_Equinodermos_I.pdf Equinodermos del Caribe colombiano I: Crinoidea, Asteroidea y Ophiuroidea. 2012. Milena Benavides Serrato. Giomar Helena Borrero Pérez. Christian Michael Díaz Sánchez. Instituto de Investigaciones Marino Costeras José Benito Vives De Andrèis (IVEMAR). Colombia.] {{ISBN|978-958-8448-36-7}}
  • [http://www.invemar.org.co/redcostera1/invemar/docs/10454EQII__web.pdf Equinodermos del Caribe colombiano II: Echinoidea y Holothuroidea. 2012. Milena Benavides Serrato. Giomar Helena Borrero Pérez. Christian Michael Díaz Sánchez. Instituto de Investigaciones Marino Costeras José Benito Vives De Andrèis (IVEMAR). Colombia.] {{ISBN|978-958-8448-52-7}}
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=g1eudfgEd-4C&pg=PA272 Alvarado, Juan José., y Alfonso S.M., Francisco. (editores) 2013: Echinoderm research and diversity in Latin America]. Springer Verlag, Berlin. {{ISBN|978-3-642-20050-2}}, {{ISBN|978-3-642-20051-9}}

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