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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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