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Chiridotidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Synaptina

Rank
  
Family

Class
  
Holothuroidea

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Apodida

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Similar
  
Apodida, Chiridota, Synaptidae, Molpadiidae, Sclerodactylidae

Chiridotidae is a family of sea cucumbers.

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Description and characteristics

Members of this family have 10, 12, or 18 pelto-digitate tentacles (bearing 3-10 digits on each side). They lack podia, radial canals and respiratory tree.

The soft body wall is supported by ossicles which are generally wheel-shaped with six spokes. Some species have hook-shaped or rod-shaped ossicles or spiny sigmoid bodies.

List of genera

Genera include:

  • genus Archedota O'Loughlin in O'Loughlin & VandenSpiegel, 2007—1 species
  • genus Chiridota Eschscholtz, 1829 -- 33 species
  • genus Kolostoneura Becher, 1909 -- 2 species
  • genus Neotoxodora Liao, Pawson & Liu, 2007—1 species
  • genus Ovalidota Pawson, 2004—1 species
  • genus Paradota Ludwig & Heding, 1935 -- 3 species
  • genus Polycheira Clark, 1908 -- 2 species
  • genus Psammothuria Rao, 1968 -- 1 species
  • genus Rowedota O'Loughlin & VandenSpiegel, 2010—5 species
  • genus Scoliorhapis Clark, 1946 -- 5 species
  • genus Sigmodota Studer, 1876 -- 3 species
  • genus Taeniogyrus Semper, 1867 -- 17 species

    • References

    Chiridotidae Wikipedia
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