Elasipodida

Order of sea cucumbers

Elasipodida
Enypniastes sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Elasipodida
Théel, 1882
Families

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Elasipodida is an order of sea cucumbers. They have numerous appendages, including conical papillae and leaf-like tentacles. Although many species are benthic, a number are pelagic, and may have their appendages modified to form sails or fins. Most members of the order inhabit deep-sea environments, such as the species of the genus Enypniastes.[1]

Classification

The following families are recognised in the order Elasipodida:[2]

  • family Elpidiidae Théel, 1882
  • family Laetmogonidae Ekman, 1926
  • family †Palaeolaetmogonidae Reich, 2012
  • family Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
  • family Psychropotidae Théel, 1882
  • The only true pelagic echinoderm known to date : Pelagothuria natatrix (here close to the Galapagos).
    The only true pelagic echinoderm known to date : Pelagothuria natatrix (here close to the Galapagos).
  • Benthodytes sp.
    Benthodytes sp.
  • Scotoplanes globosa (a.k.a. "sea pig", family Elpidiidae)
    Scotoplanes globosa (a.k.a. "sea pig", family Elpidiidae)
  • A Pelagothuriidae
    A Pelagothuriidae
  • A Psychropotidae


References

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  • Barnes, Robert D. (1982). Invertebrate Zoology. Philadelphia, PA: Holt-Saunders International. p. 995. ISBN 0-03-056747-5.
  • Mah, Christopher (September 18, 2012). "Deep-Sea Swimming Sea Cucumbers and the "most bizarre holothurian species in existence"!". The Echinoblog.

Notes

  1. ^ Mah, Christopher (September 18, 2012). "Deep-Sea Swimming Sea Cucumbers and the "most bizarre holothurian species in existence"!". The Echinoblog.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elasipodida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
Taxon identifiers
Elasipodida


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