Phyllophoridae
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Phyllophoridae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and feeding tentacles.
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
See also
References
- ^ a b Vanden Berghe, Edward (2010). "Phyllophoridae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ Phyllophoridae Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.