Ypsilocucumis californiae Massin & Hendrickx, 2011

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Last record: February 2007 (Massin & Hendrickx, 2011)

Rediscovered in: July-August 2012 (Luna-Cruz & Hendrickx, 2020)

Distribution & Habitat

western Mexico (including the Gulf of California)

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Massin, Claude and Hendrickx, Michel E. (2011). Deep-water Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) collected during the TALUD cruises off the Pacific coast of Mexico, with the description of two new species. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 82: 413-443. https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2011.2.476

Other references:

Luna-Cruz, Ana K. and Hendrickx, Michel E. (2020). Rediscovery of the deep-water species Ypsilocucumis californiae Massin & Hendrickx, 2011 (Echinodermata; Holothuroidea; Ypsilothuriidae) in western Mexico. Zootaxa 4742(1): 139-148. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4742.1.9

WoRMS. (2025). Ypsilocucumis californiae Massin & Hendrickx, 2011. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732556 on 2025-05-28

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