Stichopodidae
Family of sea cucumbers
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Synallactida |
Family: | Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896 |
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The Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida.[1]
Description
Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized holothuroids with an angular body shape (almost forming a squarish cross-section), a flat ventral surface, and large, fleshy, cone-shaped projections. Their mouths are surrounded by 20 peltate tentacles. They are usually found on soft substrates, such as fine sand or very fine rubble.[2]
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Genera
List of genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:
- genus Apostichopus Liao, 1980 (8 species, North Pacific)
- genus Astichopus Clark, 1922 (1 species, Caribbean)
- genus Australostichopus Levin in Moraes et al., 2004 (1 species, New Zealand and southern Australia)
- genus Eostichopus Cutress & Miller, 1982 (1 species, Caribbean)
- genus Isostichopus Deichmann, 1958 (3 species, warm East Pacific and Atlantic)
- genus Neostichopus Deichmann, 1948 (1 species, South Africa)
- genus Parastichopus Clark, 1922 (2 species, Atlantic and North Pacific)
- genus Stichopus Brandt, 1835 (13 species, Indo-Pacific)
- genus Thelenota Brandt, 1835 (3 species, Indo-Pacific)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Stichopodidae.
- ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ L.R.G. Cannon & H. Silver. "Family Stichopodidae". North Australian Sea Cucumbers. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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