Mesothuriidae is a family of
echinoderm
An echinoderm () is any member of the phylum Echinodermata (). The adults are recognisable by their (usually five-point) radial symmetry, and include starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers, as well as the sea ...
s belonging to the order
Holothuriida
Holothuriida is an order of sea cucumbers. Taxa within the order Holothuriida were previously classified in the order Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017. Some taxa were also reclassified into the clades Synallactida ...
.
Genera
There are two genera recognised in the family Mesothuriidae:
* ''
Mesothuria''
Ludwig, 1894
* ''
Zygothuria''
Perrier, 1898
References
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Holothuriida
Echinoderm families