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Acaudina
Sign in to saveAcaudina is a genus of sea cucumbers of the family Caudinidae. They are small, smooth and spindle-shaped, with a thin body wall and are distinguished by their absence of a caudal appendage.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderMolpadida
- FamilyCaudinidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- Family
- Caudinidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, MNHN, WAM, AM, MAGNT
- Recorded in
- Australia, Salomon Sea, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Taxonomy
- Morphology
- Genus-level traits
- Species-level traits
- Distribution
- References
Acaudina is a genus of sea cucumbers of the family Caudinidae. They are small, smooth and spindle-shaped, with a thin body wall and are distinguished by their absence of a caudal appendage.
Acaudina are found in tropical and subtropical waters, with habitats ranging from intertidal and estuarine zones including reefs, sandbars, seagrass meadows or within soft-bottom and anoxic mudflats, where salinity is slightly reduced. They are benthic detritivores, which ingest sediments to extract organic matter and hence play an ecological role as bioturbators.
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