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Genus of sea cucumbers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Elpidia | |
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Elpidia glacialis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Elasipodida |
Family: | Elpidiidae |
Genus: | Elpidia Théel, 1882[1] |
Species | |
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The following species are recognised in the genus Elpidia:[1]
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