Synaptula

Synaptula is a genus of sea cucumbers, containing the following species:[1]

• Synaptula alba Heding, 1928
• Synaptula albolineata Heding, 1928
• Synaptula aspera (Sluiter, 1901)
• Synaptula ater Heding, 1928
• Synaptula bandae Heding, 1928
• Synaptula denticulata Heding, 1928
• Synaptula hydriformis (Lesueur, 1824)
• Synaptula indivisa (Semper, 1867)
• Synaptula jolensis Heding, 1928
• Synaptula lactea (Sluiter, 1887)
• Synaptula lamperti Heding, 1928
• Synaptula macra (H. L. Clark, 1938)
• Synaptula maculata (Sluiter, 1887)
• Synaptula madreporica Heding, 1928
• Synaptula media Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
• Synaptula minima Heding, 1928
• Synaptula mortenseni Heding, 1929
• Synaptula mortensenii Heding, 1929
• Synaptula neirensis Heding, 1928
• Synaptula nigra (Semper, 1867)
• Synaptula oestergreni Heding, 1928
• Synaptula psara (Sluiter, 1887)
• Synaptula reciprocans (Forskal, 1775)
• Synaptula recta (Semper, 1867)
• Synaptula reticulata (Semper, 1867)
• Synaptula rosea Heding, 1928
• Synaptula rosetta Heding, 1928
• Synaptula secreta Ancona Lopez, 1957
• Synaptula spinifera Massin & Tomascik, 1996
• Synaptula striata (Sluiter, 1887)
• Synaptula tualensis Heding, 1928
• Synaptula varians (Nair, 1946)
• Synaptula violacea Heding, 1928
• Synaptula virgata (Sluiter, 1901)

Synaptula
Synaptula lamperti (sea cucumber) on Plakortis sp. (chicken liver sponge)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Apodida
Family:	Synaptidae
Genus:	Synaptula Oersted, 1849

References

1. Hans Hansson (2010). "Synaptula Oersted, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2011.