Biology:Elasipodida
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Short description: Order of sea cucumbers
| Elasipodida | |
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| Enypniastes sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Elasipodida Théel, 1882 |
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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).
Benthodytes sp.
Scotoplanes globosa (a.k.a. "sea pig", family Elpidiidae)
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"!". http://echinoblog.blogspot.fr/2012/09/deep-sea-swimming-sea-cucumbers-and.html.
Notes
- ↑ Mah, Christopher (September 18, 2012). "Deep-Sea Swimming Sea Cucumbers and the "most bizarre holothurian species in existence"!". http://echinoblog.blogspot.fr/2012/09/deep-sea-swimming-sea-cucumbers-and.html.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elasipodida". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123112.
Wikidata ☰ Q147309 entry
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