Elasipodida
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Elasipodida is an order of sea cucumbers. They have numerous appendages, including conical papillae and leaf-like tentacles. Although many species are benthic, a number are pelagic, and may have their appendages modified to form sails or fins. Most members of the order inhabit deep-sea environments, such as the species of the genus Enypniastes.[1]
Classification
The following families are recognised in the order Elasipodida:[2]
- family Elpidiidae Théel, 1882
- family Laetmogonidae Ekman, 1926
- family †Palaeolaetmogonidae Reich, 2012
- family Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
- family Psychropotidae Théel, 1882
- family Deimatidae? Théel, 1882 Synonym of Benthodytes, Psycheotrephes, and Psychropotes.
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The only true pelagic echinoderm known to date : Pelagothuria natatrix (here close to the Galapagos).
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Benthodytes sp.
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Scotoplanes globosa (a.k.a. "sea pig", family Elpidiidae)
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