Ellipinion

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Kingdom Animalia Class Holothuroidea Order Elasipodida Rank Genus		Phylum Echinodermata Subclass Aspidochirotacea Family Elpidiidae
Similar Elpidia, Elpidiidae, Elasipodida, Scotoplanes

Ellipinion is a genus of deep-sea swimming sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:

Ellipinion alani Rogacheva, Gebruk & Alt, 2013

Ellipinion albida (Théel, 1882)

Ellipinion bucephalum Hansen, 1975

Ellipinion delagei (Hérouard, 1896)

Ellipinion facetum (Hansen, 1975)

Ellipinion galatheae (Hansen, 1956)

Ellipinion kumai (Mitsukuri, 1912)

Ellipinion molle (Théel, 1879)

Ellipinion papillosum (Théel, 1879)

Ellipinion solidum Hansen, 1975

References

Ellipinion Wikipedia

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