Phyllophoridae

Phyllophoridae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and feeding tentacles.

This article is about the sea cucumber family. For the beetle family, see click beetle.

Phyllophoridae
Neothyonidium magnum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Holothuroidea
Subclass:
Dendrochirotacea
Order:
Dendrochirotida
Family:
Phyllophoridae

Östergren, 1907 [1]
Genera
See text

Members of the family are characterised by a complex ring of calcareous ossicles arranged in a tube, making a mosaic pattern. The tentacles number ten to twenty-five. Some members have spindle-shaped bodies whilst others are buried in the substrate and adopt a U-shaped form.[2]

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species includes the following genera in the family:[1]

  • Allothyone
  • Anthochirus
  • Athyonidium
  • Cladolella
  • Ekmanothyone
  • Globosita Cherbonnier, 1958
  • Havelockia Pearson, 1903
  • Lipotrapeza Clark, 1938
  • Massinium
  • Neopentadactyla Deichmann, 1944
  • Neothyonidium
  • Pentactes
  • Pentadactyla
  • Pentamera Ayres, 1852
  • Pentathyone
  • Phyllophorella
  • Phyllophorus Grube, 1840
  • Phyrella Heding & Panning, 1954
  • Pseudocucumis Ludwig, 1874
  • Selenkiella
  • Semperiella
  • Stolus Selenka, 1867
  • Thorsonia
  • Thyone Jaeger, 1833
  • Thyonidiella
  • Thyonina
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See also

References
  1. Vanden Berghe, Edward (2010). "Phyllophoridae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. Phyllophoridae Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
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