Labidoplax adriatica

Oestergrenia digitata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth7–138 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonOccasional

All species

Photo credit: (c) etrusko25, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 64 records
February: 140 records
March: 120 records
April: 147 records
May: 347 records
June: 180 records
July: 159 records
August: 107 records
September: 67 records
October: 89 records
November: 79 records
December: 40 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–138 m · Deepest record: 2,912.5 m

0–10 m: 178 records
10–20 m: 127 records
20–30 m: 86 records
30–40 m: 57 records
40–50 m: 49 records
50–60 m: 33 records
60–70 m: 41 records
70–80 m: 69 records
80–90 m: 94 records
90–100 m: 45 records
100–110 m: 104 records
110+ m: 464 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 5 records
10–12 °C: 421 records
12–14 °C: 178 records
14–16 °C: 30 records
16–18 °C: 43 records
18–20 °C: 71 records
20–22 °C: 107 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 24 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

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Names and classification

English: Labidoplax adriatica

Other scientific names: Chiridota chiaii, Holothuria digitata, Labidoplax (Oestergrenia) adriatica, Labidoplax digitata, Oestergrenia adriatica, Synapta digitata

Similar species

Worm-like Sea Cucumber
Leptosynapta inhaerens
Snake Sea Cucumber
Synapta maculata
Lion's Paw Sea Cucumber
Euapta godeffroyi
Opheodesoma grisea
Opheodesoma spectabilis
Leptosynapta dolabrifera

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,782 open-data records from 1933 to 2025.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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