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Gravel sea cucumber

Neopentadactyla mixta (Östergren, 1898) Deichmann, 1944

AnimalsEchinodermaHolothurids (sea cucumbers)

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

North-East AtlanticChannel & North

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline

Other common names

Holothurie de sableFrench (France)
Lèche-doigts de sableFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

Pseudocucumis cuenoti
Pseudocucumis mixta

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Neopentadactyla mixta

GBIF — Neopentadactyla mixta

Sources

LE GRANCHÉ Philippe, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 12/02/2013 : Neopentadactyla mixta (Östergren, 1898) Deichmann, 1944, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/648

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Neopentadactyla mixta (Östergren, 1898) Deichmann, 1944, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2377

Modification history

Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026

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