Acaudina molpadioides is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Acaudina. The species is found in the tropical waters of India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia.[1] The cucumber is harvested for use in traditional medicine and as a food.[2] It was first described by Semper in 1867[3] or 1868.[1]
Acaudina molpadioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Molpadida |
Family: | Caudinidae |
Genus: | Acaudina |
Species: | A. molpadioides
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Binomial name | |
Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867)
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