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Molpadida
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Molpadida is an order of sea cucumbers. The body shape is fusiform and unlike other sea cucumbers, their hind body is narrowed to form a distinct tail. Although they possess tentacles around the mouth derived from the water vascular system, they have no true tube feet, and are therefore believed to be related to the Apodida.
Species
隠足目
ORDER
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderMolpadida
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 40
- With media
- 4
- Collections
- CAS, AUM, MNHN, FWRI
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Salomon Sea, Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Holothuroidea
- Image
- Sweet Potato Sea Cucumber (Molpadia arenicola) 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Molpadida
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- topic's main category
- Category:Molpadiida
- Commons category
- Molpadida
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Molpadida is an order of sea cucumbers. The body shape is fusiform and unlike other sea cucumbers, their hind body is narrowed to form a distinct tail. Although they possess tentacles around the mouth derived from the water vascular system, they have no true tube feet, and are therefore believed to be related to the Apodida.
They have fifteen much branched tentacles and a stout body. They have tentacle ampullae and respiratory trees present, a kind of water lung attached to the cloaca. The ossicles, minute calcareous plates embedded in the skin and characteristic of each species, take the form of tables, anchors, fusiform rods and perforated plates but never wheels.
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