The Stichopodidae are a
family
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of
sea cucumbers, part of the order
Synallactida.
Description
Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized holothuroids with a squarish cross-section, a flat ventral surface, and large, fleshy, cone-shaped projections. Their mouths are surrounded by 20 peltate tentacles. They are usually found on soft substrates, such as sand or rubble.
Genera
List of genera according to the
World Register of Marine Species
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* genus ''
Apostichopus''
Liao, 1980 (8 species, North Pacific)
* genus ''
Astichopus''
Clark, 1922 (1 species, Caribbean)
* genus ''
Australostichopus''
Levin in Moraes et al., 2004 (1 species, New Zealand and southern Australia)
* genus ''
Eostichopus''
Cutress & Miller, 1982 (1 species, Caribbean)
* genus ''
Isostichopus''
Deichmann, 1958 (3 species, warm East Pacific and Atlantic)
* genus ''
Neostichopus''
Deichmann, 1948 (1 species, South Africa)
* genus ''
Parastichopus''
Clark, 1922 (2 species, Atlantic and North Pacific)
* genus ''
Stichopus''
Brandt, 1835 (13 species, Indo-Pacific)
* genus ''
Thelenota''
Brandt, 1835 (3 species, Indo-Pacific)
Image:Parastichopus californicus.jpg, '' Apostichopus californicus''
Image:Astichopus multifidus.jpg, '' Astichopus multifidus''
Image:Australostichopus mollis P1222859.JPG, '' Australostichopus mollis''
Image:Isostichopus badionotus.jpg, '' Isostichopus badionotus''
Image:Parastichopus regalis.JPG, '' Parastichopus regalis''
Image:Stichopus chloronotus Réunion.jpg, '' Stichopus chloronotus''
Image:Stichopus sp.png, '' Isostichopus fuscus''
Image:Stichopus herrmanni.jpg, '' Stichopus herrmanni''
Image:Stichopus monotuberculatus Réunion.jpg, '' Stichopus monotuberculatus''
Image:Thelenota ananas1.jpg, ''Thelenota ananas
''Thelenota ananas'', also known as pineapple sea cucumber, oloturia ananas, tripang, prickly skin cucumber, pointed teat sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, giant sea cucumber, sand fish or prickly redfish, is a species of sea cucumber found i ...
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Image:Thelenota anax.jpg, '' Thelenota anax''
References
Echinoderm families
Taxa named by Ernst Haeckel
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