Stichopodidae
| Stichopodidae | |
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| Thelenota ananas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroideaia |
| Order: | Aspidochirotida |
| Family: | Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896[1] |
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The Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Aspidochirotida.
Description and characteristics
Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized holothuroids with 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 sand or rubble.[2]
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, Norhcote, Kalinin, Avilov, Silchenko & Dmitrenok, 2004 (1 species, New Zealand and southern Australia)
- genus Diploperideris Brandt, 1835 (1 species, nomen dubium)
- genus Eostichopus Cutress & Miller, 1982 (1 species, Caribbean)
- genus Isostichopus Deichmann, 1958 (3 species, East Pacific and West 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)
Species include
References
- ↑ Paulay, G.; Hansson, H. (2013). "Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ↑ L.R.G. Cannon & H. Silver. "Family Stichopodidae". North Australian Sea Cucumbers. Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
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