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The following table lists the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List, which is also published in the third edition of the Singapore Red Data Book.

You may find information for the conservation statuses assessed in the second edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2) and third edition Singapore Red Data Book (RDB3).

The information below is accurate as at the time of the listing online for the taxon.

Checklist of Echinodermata Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore

Prepared by Iffah Iesa, David J.W. Lane, Helen P.-S. Wong, Teresa Stephanie Tay

Family	Genus	Species	Authority	Common Name	RDB2	RDB3
Caudinidae	Acaudina	leucoprocta	(H. L. Clark, 1938)		Not Listed	VU
Caudinidae	Acaudina	molpadioides	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Caudinidae	Acaudina	rosettis	O'Loughlin & Ong, 2015		Not Listed	VU
Caudinidae	Acaudina	sp. A			Not Listed	NE
Caudinidae	Acaudina	sp. B			Not Listed	NE
Caudinidae	Paracaudina	australis	(Semper, 1868)	See-through sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Caudinidae	Paracaudina	chilensis	(Muller, 1850)		Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Actinocucumis	cf. typica	Ludwig, 1875		Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Actinocucumis	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Cerodemas	anceps	Selenka, 1867	Pink warty sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Colochirus	quadrangularis	Troschel, 1846	Thorny sea cucumber	Not Listed	NT
Cucumariidae	Colochirus	sp.			Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Cucumarid	sp. A			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Cucumarid	sp. B			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Cucumarid	sp. C			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Leptopentacta	imbricata	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Mensamaria	intercedens	(Lampert, 1885)	Orange sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Pentacta	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Plesiocolochirus	cf. australis	(Ludwig, 1875)		Not Listed	VU
Cucumariidae	Plesiocolochirus	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Cucumariidae	Pseudocolochirus	violaceus	(Théel, 1886)	Sea-apple sea cucumber	VU	VU
Holothuriidae	Actinopyga	lecanora	(Jaeger, 1833)	Stonefish sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Actinopyga	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Holothuriidae	Bohadschia	ocellata	Jaeger, 1833	Polka-dotted sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Bohadschia	vitiensis	(Semper, 1868)	Brown sandfish sea cucumber	Not Listed	EN
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Halodeima)	edulis	Lesson, 1830	Pinkfish sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Lessonothuria)	pardalis	Selenka, 1867	Bantunan [Bahasa Indonesia]	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Lessonothuria)	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Mertensiothuria)	leucospilota	(Brandt, 1835)	White threadsfish sea cucumber	VU	EN
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Mertensiothuria)	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Metriatyla)	albiventer	Semper, 1867	Beige sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Metriatyla)	martensi	Semper, 1868		Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Metriatyla)	scabra	Jaeger, 1833	Sandfish sea cucumber	VU	EN
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Metriatyla)	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Platyperona)	crosnieri	Cherbonnier, 1988		Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Platyperona)	difficilis	Semper, 1868	Difficult sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Stauropora)	fuscocinerea	Jaeger, 1833	Ashy pink sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Theelothuria)	notabilis	Ludwig, 1875	Remarkable sea cucumber	Not Listed	EN
Holothuriidae	Holothuria (Thymiosycia)	impatiens	(Forsskål, 1775)	Bottleneck sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Pelagothuriidae	Pelagothuria	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Hemithyone	semperi	(Bell, 1884)		Not Listed	VU
Phyllophoridae	Hemithyone	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Phyllophorella	kohkutiensis	(Heding & Panning, 1954)		Not Listed	VU
Phyllophoridae	Phyllophorella	spiculata	(Chang, 1935)	Ball sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Phyllophoridae	Stolus	buccalis	(Stimpson, 1856)		Not Listed	VU
Phyllophoridae	Stolus	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Thorsonia	adversaria	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Phyllophoridae	Thorsonia	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Thyone	sp. A			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Thyone	sp. B			Not Listed	NE
Phyllophoridae	Thyone	sp. C			Not Listed	NE
Psolidae	Psolidium	helenae	Ong & O'Loughlin, 2019		Not Listed	VU
Psolidae	Psolidium	wongae	Ong & O'Loughlin, 2019		Not Listed	VU
Sclerodactylidae	Afrocucumis	africana	(Semper, 1867)	Little African sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Sclerodactylidae	Cladolabes	hamatus	(Sluiter, 1914)	Plasticky sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Sclerodactylidae	Globosita	sp.		Ball sea cucumber	Not Listed	NE
Sclerodactylidae	Havelockia	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	aff. monotuberculatus	(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)		Not Listed	NE
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	chloronotus	Brandt, 1835	Greenfish sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	herrmanni	Semper, 1868	Curryfish sea cucumber	Not Listed	EN
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	horrens	Selenka, 1867	Durian sea cucumber	Not Listed	VU
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	ocellatus	Massin, Zulfigar, Hwai & Boss, 2002	Ocellated sea cucumber	VU	EN
Stichopodidae	Stichopus	vastus	Sluiter, 1887	Zebrafish sea cucumber	Not Listed	EN
Synaptidae	Anapta	gracilis	Semper, 1867		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Opheodesoma	grisea	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Polyplectana	kefersteinii	(Selenka, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Protankyra	bidentata	(Woodward & Barett, 1858)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Protankyra	pseudodigitata	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Protankyra	scaphia	O'Loughling & Ong, 2015		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Protankyra	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Synaptidae	Synaptula	cf. recta	(Semper, 1952)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Synaptula	minima	Heding, 1928		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Synaptula	recta	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Synaptula	reticulata	(Semper, 1867)		Not Listed	VU
Synaptidae	Synaptula	sp. A			Not Listed	NE
Synaptidae	Synaptula	sp. B			Not Listed	NE
Synaptidae	Synaptula	sp. C			Not Listed	NE
Himerometridae	Amphimetra	cf. discoidea			Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Amphimetra	ensifer	AH Clark, 1908		Not Listed	NT
Himerometridae	Amphimetra	molleri	AH Clark, 1908		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Anneissia	bennetti	Müller, 1841		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Capillaster	cf. tenuicirrus			Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Capillaster	multiradiatus	Linnaeus, 1758		Not Listed	NT
Comatulidae	Capillaster	sentosus	Carpenter, 1888		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Cenometra	bella	Hartlaub, 1890		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Colobometra	perspinosa	Carpenter, 1881		Not Listed	VU
Comatulidae	Comanthus	parvicirrus	Müller, 1841		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Comaster	multifidus	Müller, 1841		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Comaster	schlegelii	Carpenter, 1881		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Comatula (Comatula)	purpurea	Müller, 1843		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Comatula	cf. pectinata			Not Listed	LC
Comatulidae	Comatula	cf. solaris			Not Listed	LC
Comatulidae	Comatula	sp.			Not Listed	LC
Himerometridae	Craspedometra	acuticirra	Carpenter, 1882		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Decametra	informis	Carpenter, 1888		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Decametra	mylitta	AH Clark, 1912		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Decametra	sp.			Not Listed	DD
Mariametridae	Dichrometra	flagellata	Müller, 1841		Not Listed	DD
Antedonidae	Dorometra	cf. nana			Not Listed	DD
Antedonidae	Dorometra	parvicirra	Carpenter, 1888		Not Listed	VU
Himerometridae	Heterometra	affinis	Hartlaub, 1890		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Heterometra	amboinae	AH Clark, 1912		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Heterometra	bengalensis	Hartlaub, 1890		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Heterometra	producta	AH Clark, 1908		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Heterometra	quinduplicava	Carpenter, 1888		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Heterometra	schlegelii	AH Clark, 1908		Not Listed	LC
Himerometridae	Heterometra	singularis	AH Clark, 1909		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Himerometra	bartschi	AH Clark, 1908		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Himerometra	martensi	Hartlaub, 1890		Not Listed	DD
Himerometridae	Himerometra	robustipinna	Carpenter, 1881	Red feather star	DD	LC
Himerometridae	Homalometra	crenulata	(Carpenter, 1882)		Not Listed	DD
Mariametridae	Lamprometra	palmata	Müller, 1841		Not Listed	DD
Colobometridae	Oligometra	serripinna	Carpenter, 1881		Not Listed	NT
Comatulidae	Phanogenia	gracilis	Hartlaub, 1893		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Phanogenia	schoenovi	AH Clark, 1918		Not Listed	DD
Comatulidae	Phanogenia	typica	Lovén, 1866		Not Listed	LC
Colobometridae	Pontiometra	andersoni	Carpenter, 1889		Not Listed	VU
Mariametridae	Stephanometra	indica	Smith, 1876		Not Listed	DD
Mariametridae	Stephanometra	oxyacantha	Hartlaub, 1890		VU	VU
Mariametridae	Stephanometra	tenuipinna	Hartlaub, 1890		Not Listed	DD
Zygometridae	Zygometra	cf. comata	AH Clark, 1911		Not Listed	DD
Euryalidae	Euryale	aspersa	Lamarck, 1816	Basket star	DD (EN?)	DD
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	savignyi	(Müller & Troschel, 1842)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiomaza	cacaotica	Lyman, 1871	Feather-hitching brittle star	Not Listed	VU
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothela	danae	Verrill, 1869		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothela	venusta	(de Loriol, 1900)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix	fumaria	Müller & Troschel, 1840		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix	longipeda	(Lamarck, 1816)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphioplus (Amphioplus)	lucidus	Koehler, 1922		Not Listed	VU
Amphiuridae	Amphioplus (Lymanella)	andreae	(Lütken, 1872)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphioplus (Lymanella)	depressus	(Ljungman, 1867)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphipholis	misera	(Koehler, 1899)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphiura (Amphiura)	duncani	Lyman, 1882		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphiura (Amphiura)	instans	Koehler, 1905		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Amphiura (Ophiopeltis)	phalerata	(Lyman, 1874)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Dougaloplus	echinatus	(Ljungman, 1867)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Ophiocentrus	dilatata	(Koehler, 1905)		Not Listed	NE
Amphiuridae	Ophiocsphaera	insignis	Brock, 1888		Not Listed	NE
Ophiuridae	Ophiura	kinbergi	(Ljungman, 1867)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiuridae	Ophiura	pteracantha	Liao, 1982		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	demessa	(Lyman, 1862)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	fumaria	(Müller & Troschel, 1842)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	galatheae	(Lütken, 1872)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	hybrida	(Clark, 1915)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	nereidina	(Lamarck, 1816)	Violet brittle star	Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	lineocaerulea	(H.L. Clark, 1928)	Blue-lined brittle star	Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	longipeda	(Lamarck, 1816)	Very long-armed brittle star	Not Listed	DD
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	lorioli	A.M. Clark, 1968		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	melanosticta	(Grube, 1868)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	propinqua	(Lyman, 1862)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Macrophiothrix	robillardi	(de Loriol, 1893)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiocnemis	marmorata	Lamarck, 1816	Hitchhiker brittle star	Not Listed	DD
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothela	danae	Verrill, 1869		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix)	leucotrigona	H.L. Clark, 1918		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Acanthophiothrix)	spinosissima	Koehler, 1905		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Keystonia)	nereidina	(Lamarck, 1816)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix)	ciliaris	(Lamarck, 1816)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix)	exigua	Lyman, 1874		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix)	miles	Koehler, 1905		Not Listed	NE
Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	delagoa	Balinsky, 1957		Not Listed	NE
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	macrolepidota	Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887		Not Listed	NE
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	modesta	Brock, 1888		Not Listed	VU
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	picteti	(de Loriol, 1893)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiactidae	Ophiactis	sinensis	Mortensen, 1934		Not Listed	NE
Ophionereididae	Ophionereis	dubia	(Müller & Troschel, 1842)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiocomidae	Ophiarthrum	elegans	Peters, 1851		Not Listed	NE
Ophiocomidae	Ophiopsila	pantherina	Koehler, 1898		Not Listed	NE
Ophiocomidae	Ophiopsila	sp.			Not Listed	NE
Ophiodermatidae	Ophiarachnella	gorgonia	(Müller & Troschel, 1842)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiolepididae	Ophiolepsis	superba	H.L. Clark, 1915		Not Listed	NE
Ophiodermatidae	Ophioconis	permixta	Koehler, 1905		Not Listed	NE
Ophiodermatidae	Ophiodyscrita	instratus	(Murakami, 1944)		Not Listed	NE
Ophiolepididae	Ophiolepsis	cincta	Müller & Troschel, 1842		Not Listed	NE
Ophiolepididae	Ophiolepsis	nodosa	Duncan, 1887		Not Listed	NE
Luidiidae	Luidia	hardwicki	(Gray, 1840)	Luidia sand star	Not Listed	NE
Luidiidae	Luidia	longispina	Sladen, 1889		Not Listed	NE
Luidiidae	Luidia	maculata	Müller & Troschel, 1842	Eight-armed sea star	EN	EN
Luidiidae	Luidia	penangensis	de Loriol, 1891	Six-armed sand star	VU	EN
Astropectinidae	Craspidaster	hesperus	(Müller & Troschel, 1840)	Venus star	Not Listed	VU
Astropectinidae	Astropecten	indicus	Döderlein, 1888	Comb star	Not Listed	VU
Astropectinidae	Astropecten	novaeguineae	Döderlein, 1917	Venus star	Not Listed	NE
Anseropodidae	Anseropoda	rosacea	(Lamarck, 1816)		Not Listed	NE
Asterinidae	Aquilonastra	anomala	(H.L. Clark, 1921)		Not Listed	NE
Asterinidae	Aquilonastra	coronata	(von Martens, 1866)		Not Listed	NE
Asterinidae	Nepanthia	belcheri	(Perrier, 1875)	Scaly sea star	Not Listed	VU
Asterinidae	Nepenthia	maculata	Gray, 1840	Maculated sea star	Not Listed	NE
Asterinidae	Cryptasterina	pentagona	(Muller & Troschel, 1840)	Cryptic sea star	VU	VU
Asterinidae	Disasterina	ceylanica	Döderlein, 1888		Not Listed	NE
Archasteridae	Archaster	typicus	Müller & Troschel, 1840	Common sand star	VU	VU
Goniasteridae	Iconaster	longimanus	(Möbius, 1859)	Icon star	VU	VU
Goniasteridae	Stellaster	childreni	Gray, 1840	Galloping sand star	Not Listed	VU
Oreasteridae	Anthenea	aspera	Döderlein, 1915	Cake star	VU	VU
Oreasteridae	Culcita	novaeguineae	Müller & Troschel, 1842		Not Listed	NE
Goniasteridae	Goniodiscaster	scaber	(Moebius, 1859)	Biscuit sea star	Not Listed	VU
Oreasteridae	Gymnanthenea	laevis	H.L. Clark, 1938		Not Listed	NE
Oreasteridae	Protoreaster	nodosus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Knobbly sea star	EN	EN
Oreasteridae	Pentaceraster	mammillatus	(Audouin, 1826)	Mammilated pentaceraster	Not Listed	EN
Goniasteridae	Fromia	monilis	(Perrier, 1869)	Peppermint sea star	VU	EN
Ophidiasteridae	Ophidiaster	granifer	Lütken, 1871		Not Listed	NE
Ophidiasteridae	Tamaria	fusca	Gray, 1840		Not Listed	VU
Pterasteridae	Euretaster	insignis	(Sladen, 1882)		EN	EN
Echinasteridae	Echinaster	callosus	Marenzeller, 1895	Warty sea star	EN	EN
Echinasteridae	Echinaster	stereosomus	Fisher, 1913		Not Listed	NE
Echinasteridae	Metrodira	subulata	Gray, 1840		Not Listed	NE
Cidaridae	Prionocidaris	baculosa	(Lamarck, 1816)	Thorny urchin	VU	VU
Cidaridae	Prionocidaris	bispinosa	(Lamarck, 1816)	Thorny urchin	Not Listed	VU
Echinothuriidae	Asthenosoma	varium	Grube, 1868	Fire urchin	VU	EN
Diadematidae	Diadema	setosum	(Leske, 1778)		Not Listed	NE
Diadematidae	Diadema	savignyi	(Audouin, 1809)		Not Listed	NE
Diadematidae	Echinothrix	diadema	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Not Listed	NE
Diadematidae	Chaetodiadema	granulatum	Mortensen, 1903		EN	EN
Temnopleuridae	Temnopleurus	toreumaticus	(Leske, 1778)		Not Listed	NE
Temnopleuridae	Mespilia	globulus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Globe urchin	Not Listed	VU
Temnopleuridae	Salmacis	bicolor	(L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846)		Not Listed	NE
Temnopleuridae	Salmacis	sphaeroides	(Linnaeus, 1758)		Not Listed	NE
Temnopleuridae	Salmacis	virgulata	(L. Agassiz & Desor, 1846)		Not Listed	NE
Toxopneustidae	Toxopneustes	pileolus	(Lamarck, 1816)	Flower urchin	Not Listed	NT
Clypeasteridae	Arachnoides	placenta	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Sand dollar	Not Listed	NT
Astriclypeidae	Echinodiscus	bisperforatus	Leske, 1778	Key-hole sand dollar	VU	VU
Laganidae	Jacksonaster	depressum	(L. Agassiz, 1841)	Thick-edged sand dollar	VU	VU
Laganidae	Peronella	lesueuri	(L. Agassiz, 1841)		Not Listed	NE
Spatangidae	Maretia	planulata	(Lamarck, 1816)		Not Listed	NE