In Panama this species has been recorded from the Thalassia sp. sea grass beds off Toro Point, Fort Sherman, Limon Bay (USNM E 21847), Galeta Bay, Galeta Island (USNM E 21846), Mangote Island, Buenaventura Bay (USNM E 52912; Centroid Latitude: 9.54306, Centroid Longitude: -79.68083), East of Linton Island (USNM E 52915; Centroid Latitude: 9.62000, Centroid Longitude: -79.58056) and North of Pena Guapa Island (USNM E 52918; Centroid Latitude: 9.39556, Centroid Longitude: -79.84917), Colon, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean.
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:422542Holothuria hydriformis Lesueur, 1824
Holothuria viridis Lesueur, 1824
Synapta picta Théel, 1886
Synapta pourtalesii Selenka, 1867
Synapta viridis Pourtalès, 1851
Synaptula vivipara Örstedt, 1849
