Synaptidae
Synaptidae is a family of sea cucumbers that have no tube feet, tentacle ampullae, retractor muscles, respiratory trees, or cuvierian tubules. They also lack radial canals of the water-vascular system, with only the circumoral ring present.[2]
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Euapta godeffroyi | |
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Family: | Synaptidae Burmeister, 1837 [1] |
Synaptids have elongated bodies, and their size varies significantly from small to quite large. Synapta maculata grows to two metres in length. They are quite active, moving by means of waves of peristaltic contractions. Their tegument is somewhat sticky because of the anchor-like spicules that project through the skin.[3]
Genera
According to World Register of Marine Species:[1]
- Anapta Semper, 1867 -- 5 species
- Dactylapta Clark, 1908 -- 1 species
- Epitomapta Heding, 1928 -- 2 species
- Euapta Östergren, 1898 -- 5 species
- Eupatinapta Heding, 1928 -- 2 species
- Labidoplax Östergren, 1898 -- 6 species
- Leptosynapta Verrill, 1867 -- 34 species
- Oestergrenia Heding, 1931 -- 9 species
- Opheodesoma Fisher, 1907 -- 10 species
- Patinapta Heding, 1928 -- 6 species
- Polyplectana Clark, 1908 -- 13 species
- Protankyra Östergren, 1898 -- 36 species
- Rhabdomolgus Keferstein, 1862 -- 1 species
- Rynkatorpa Rowe & Pawson, 1967 -- 13 species
- Synapta Eschscholtz, 1829 -- 2 species
- Synaptula Örstedt, 1849 -- 29 species
- Opheodesoma grisea
- Polyplectana kefersteinii
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See also
References
- World Register of Marine Species
- Lambert, P. 1997. Sea cucumbers of British Columbia, southeast Alaska and Puget Sound. Univ. of British Columbia Press, Vancouver.
- Marine Species Identification Portal
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