Psolidae
Psolus fabricii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Psolidae
Burmeister, 1837
Genera
  • Ceto Gistel, 1848
  • Ekkentropelma Pawson, 1971
  • Lissothuria Verrill, 1867
  • Neopsolidium Pawson, 1964
  • Psolidium Ludwig, 1886
  • Psolus Oken, 1815
Synonyms
  • Cuvieriadae Gray, 1842
  • Psolidae Forbes, 1841

Psolidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine animals with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on the sea bed.

Description

Members of the family Psolidae are small and inconspicuous sea cucumbers found in crevices and under boulders. They have a crown of branched tentacles, calcareous plates on the skin of the trunk and a basal sole that can move across the substrate. Some genera have papillae above but these are lacking in species of the genus Psolus.[1]

List of genera

  • Ceto Gistel, 1848 -- 1 species
  • Echinopsolus Gutt, 1990 -- 4 species
  • Ekkentropelma Pawson, 1971 -- 2 species
  • Lissothuria Verrill, 1867 -- 9 species
  • Neopsolidium Pawson, 1964 -- 2 species
  • Psolidium Ludwig, 1887 -- 51 species
  • Psolus Jaeger, 1833 -- 55 species
Psolus phantapus

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