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Stichopodidae
Sign in to saveThe Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida.
Species
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderSynallactida
- FamilyStichopodidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded536,986
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 89
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Stichopodidae
- Collections
- CAS, SIO, AM, USNM, CLO, SBMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, Saint Helena, Ascension And Tristan Da Cunha, Solomon Islands, Mexico, South Africa
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The Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida.
== Description== Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized 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 (shield-shaped) tentacles. They are usually found on soft substrates, such as fine sand or very fine rubble.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stichopodidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.