Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
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https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.2024.83.03 |
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9065254A-A8EE-4162-ACDE-4D7F01B4A213 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/432A0A53-5262-FFA0-FF36-EE47FD69F98C |
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Felipe |
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Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893 |
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Family Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893 View in CoL
Diagnosis. (see Ludwig, 1893)
Remarks. Widespread at bathyal to hadal depths, the Pelagothuriidae are a small family of swimming sea cucumbers with only two currently accepted genera and species: Enypniastes eximia and Pelagothuria natatrix . Both employ a brim of fused tube feet for swimming, though only P. natatrix is thought to be truly pelagic. Only Enypniastes has been reported for Australia, and again only this genus was found in the IOT material.
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