Phyllophoridae

Phyllophoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Subclass: Dendrochirotacea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Phyllophoridae
Östergren, 1907 [1]
Genera
See text

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

References

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