Stichopodidae
The Stichopodidae are a Family (biology), family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida. Description Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized sea cucumber, holothuroids with an angular body shape (almost forming 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 fine sand or very fine rubble. Genera List of genera according to the World Register of Marine Species: * 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) ...
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