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Dactylochirotida

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Subclass
  
Dendrochirotacea

Scientific name
  
Dactylochirotida

Rank
  
Order

Similar
  
Molpadiida, Apodida, Elasipodida, Dendrochirotida, Aspidochirotida

Dactylochirotida is an order of primitive sea cucumbers. Unlike other sea cucumbers, their tentacles are not divided into multiple branches, and the body is enclosed within a flexible shell-like structure called a test.

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Dactylochirotida Wikipedia