Elpidia

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

Edit

Comment

Kingdom Animalia Class Holothuroidea Order Elasipodida		Phylum Echinodermata Subclass Aspidochirotacea Family Elpidiidae

Elpidia is a genus of deep-sea swimming sea cucumbers. Members are characterised by their rod-shaped spicules which each have two pairs of obliquely-placed horizontal arms and two vertical apophyses. There is a high degree of endemism in this genus with different species occupying different deep sea basins or regions.

Species

The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:

Elpidia adenensis Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia antarctica Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia atakama Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia belyaevi Rogacheva, 2007

Elpidia birsteini Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia chilensis Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia decapoda Belyaev, 1975

Elpidia echinata (R. Perrier, 1896)

Elpidia glacialis Théel, 1876

Elpidia gracilis Belyaev, 1975

Elpidia heckeri Baranova, 1989

Elpidia javanica Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia kermadecensis Hansen, 1956

Elpidia kurilensis Baranova & Belyaev in Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia lata Belyaev, 1975

Elpidia longicirrata Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia minutissima Belyaev, 1971

Elpidia ninae Belyaev, 1975

Elpidia solomonensis Hansen, 1956

Elpidia sundensis Hansen, 1956

Elpidia theeli Hansen, 1956

Elpidia uschakovi Belyaev, 1971

References

Elpidia Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA