Thelenota

Thelenota
Thelenota ananas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Synallactida
Family: Stichopodidae
Genus: Thelenota
Brandt, 1835

Thelenota is a genus of sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae.[1][2]

Description and characteristics

They are massive sea cucumbers, more or less rectangular in cross-section. The oral face (called trivium) is flat, and covered with numerous aligned podia. The tegument is thick, and covered with thick papillae and other tubercles. The oral tentacles are peltate, helping to collect the sediment to ingest.

Species

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Thelenota Brandt, 1835". Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  2. ^ "Thelenota - Information on Thelenota - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2014-05-14.


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