Synallactida

Clade of sea cucumbers

Synallactida
Isostichopus badionotus, in family Stichopodidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Synallactida
Miller, Kerr, Paulay, Reich, Wilson, Carvajal & Rouse, 2017
Families

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Synallactida is a rankless clade of sea cucumbers, but is referred to as an order.[1] Taxa within Synallactida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017.[2]

List of families

Synallactida includes over 130 species in three extant families and two extinct genera:[3]

  • Deimatidae Théel, 1882 – 3 genera
  • Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896 – 9 genera
  • Synallactidae Ludwig, 1894 – 12 genera
  • Genus †Collbatothuria Smith & Gallemí, 1991
  • Genus †Tribrachiodemas Reich, 2010
  • Apostichopus californicus
  • Australostichopus mollis
    Australostichopus mollis
  • Isostichopus badionotus
    Isostichopus badionotus
  • Stichopus chloronotus
    Stichopus chloronotus
  • Isostichopus fuscus
    Isostichopus fuscus
  • Thelenota anax
    Thelenota anax

References

  1. ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Synallactida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Aspidochirotida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
Taxon identifiers
Synallactida


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