''Ellipinion'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of deep-sea

sea cucumber Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothuria ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Elpidiidae Elpidiidae is a family of deep-sea sea cucumbers. They have a translucent body with long and stout podia acting like legs. The mouth is surrounded by thick and short oral tentacles, and the dorsal part often shows pairs of elongated podia as wel ...

. It was first described by the French marine biologist

Edgard Hérouard Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) was a French marine biologist. In 1889 he started work as a préparateur at the University of Paris, Sorbonne, earning his doctorate in natural science ...

in 1923.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *''

Ellipinion alani ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *'' Ellipini ...

'' Rogacheva, Gebruk & Alt, 2013 *''

Ellipinion albida ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) ...

'' (Théel, 1882) *''

Ellipinion bucephalum ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *''Ellipinio ...

'' Hansen, 1975 *''

Ellipinion delagei ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *''Ellipinio ...

'' (Hérouard, 1896) *''

Ellipinion facetum ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *''Ellipinio ...

'' (Hansen, 1975) *''

Ellipinion galatheae ''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'': *''Ellipinio ...

'' (Hansen, 1956) *'' Ellipinion kumai'' (Mitsukuri, 1912) *'' Ellipinion molle'' (Théel, 1879) *'' Ellipinion papillosum'' (Théel, 1879) *'' Ellipinion solidum'' Hansen, 1975

References

Holothuroidea genera Elpidiidae {{Holothuroidea-stub