Psolidae

Psolidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine animals with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on the sea bed.

Psolidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Class:
Holothuroidea
Subclass:
Dendrochirotacea
Order:
Dendrochirotida
Family:
Psolidae

Perrier, 1902 [1]
Genera[1]
  • Ceto|Ceto (Holothuroidea) | Ceto Gistel, 1848
  • Echinopsolus Gutt, 1990
  • Ekkentropelma Pawson, 1971
  • Georisia
  • Lissothuria
  • Neopsolidium Pawson, 1964
  • Psolicrux O'Loughlin, 2002
  • Psolidium Ludwig, 1886
  • Psolus Jaeger, 1833
  • Stolinus
  • Thyonepsolus

Description

Members of the family Psolidae are small and inconspicuous sea cucumbers found in crevices and under boulders. They have a crown of branched tentacles, calcareous plates on the skin of the trunk and a basal sole that can move across the substrate. Some genera have papillae above but these are lacking in Psolus.[2]

Psolus phantapus

References
  1. Hanson, H. (2011). "Psolidae Perrier, 1902". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  2. Marine Species Identification Portal
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