''Eupyrgus'' is a genus of
sea cucumbers
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 ...
. It is the only genus in the
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
family Eupyrgidae.
Species
There are two species recognised in the genus ''Eupyrgus'':
* ''
Eupyrgus pacificus''
Östergren, 1905
* ''
Eupyrgus scaber''
Lütken, 1857
References
Molpadiida
Holothuroidea genera
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