Elpidia | |
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Elpidia glacialis | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Elasipodida |
Family: | Elpidiidae |
Genus: |
Elpidia Théel, 1882 [1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
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Elpidia is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers. Members are characterised by their rod-shaped spicules which each have two pairs of obliquely placed horizontal arms and two vertical apophyses. [1] There is a high degree of endemism in this genus with different species occupying different deep sea basins or regions. [2]
The following species are recognised in the genus Elpidia: [1]