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Synallactidae
The Synallactidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida Synallactida is a rankless clade of sea cucumbers, but is referred to as an order. Taxa within Synallactida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017. List of families Syn .... Genera * '' Allopatides'' Koehler & Vaney, 1905 * '' Amphigymnas'' Walsh, 1891 * '' Bathyplotes'' Östergren, 1896 * '' Capheira'' Ludwig, 1893 * '' Dendrothuria'' Koehler & Vaney, 1905 * '' Galatheathuria'' Hansen & Madsen, 1956 * '' Paelopatides'' Théel, 1886 * '' Pseudothuria'' Koehler & Vaney, 1905 * '' Scotothuria'' Hansen, 1978 * '' Synallactes'' Ludwig, 1894 References Synallactida Echinoderm families {{Holothuroidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothurian () species worldwide is about 1,717, with the greatest number being in the Asia-Pacific region. Many of these are gathered for human consumption and some species are cultivated in aquaculture systems. The harvested product is variously referred to as '' trepang'', ''namako'', ''bêche-de-mer'', or ''balate''. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as they help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter, after which bacteria can continue the decomposition process. Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, calcified structures that are usually reduced to isolated microscopic ossicles (or sclerietes) joined by connective tissue. In some species these can so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synallactida
Synallactida is a rankless clade of sea cucumbers, but is referred to as an order. Taxa within Synallactida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017. List of families Synallactida includes over 130 species in three extant families and two extinct genera: * Deimatidae Théel, 1882 – 3 genera * Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896 – 9 genera * Synallactidae Ludwig, 1894 – 12 genera * Genus †'' Collbatothuria'' Smith & Gallemí, 1991 * Genus †'' Tribrachiodemas'' Reich, 2010 Image:Parastichopus californicus.jpg, ''Apostichopus californicus'' Image:Australostichopus mollis P1222859.JPG, ''Australostichopus mollis'' Image:Isostichopus badionotus.jpg, ''Isostichopus badionotus'' Image:Stichopus chloronotus Réunion.jpg, ''Stichopus chloronotus'' Image:Stichopus sp.png, ''Isostichopus fuscus ''Isostichopus fuscus'', commonly known as the brown sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Sticho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capheira (echinoderm)
In Greek mythology, Capheira (Ancient Greek: Καφείρας or Καφείρα ''Kapheira'') was an Oceanid, as a daughter of the Titan of the Sea, Oceanus, possibly by his sister-wife Tethys. Her name means "stormy-breath" from ''eir'' and ''kaphos.'' Mythology Capheira was a Rhodian nymph who became the nurse of the infant god Poseidon. Along with the Telchines, Capheira was committed by Rhea to the care and protection of the babe.Diodorus Siculus, ''Bibliotheca historica'5.55.1/ref> Notess References * Diodorus Siculus, ''The Library of History'' translated by Charles Henry Oldfather. Twelve volumes. Loeb Classical Library The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb; , ) is a series of books originally published by Heinemann_(publisher), Heinemann in London, but is currently published by Harvard University Press. The library contains important works .... Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989. Vol. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
