Elasipodida
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, like Enypniastes.[1]
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Subclass: | Aspidochirotacea |
Order: | Elasipodida |
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Classification
According to World Register of Marine Species :
- family Deimatidae Théel, 1882
- family Elpidiidae Théel, 1882
- family Laetmogonidae Ekman, 1926
- family Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
- family Psychropotidae Théel, 1882
- The only true pelagic echinoderm known to date : Pelagothuria natatrix (here close to the Galapagos).
- Benthodytes sp.
- Scotoplanes globosa (a.k.a. "sea pig", family Elpidiidae)
- A Psychropotidae
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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
- Mah, Christopher (September 18, 2012). "Deep-Sea Swimming Sea Cucumbers and the "most bizarre holothurian species in existence"!". The Echinoblog.
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