''Ellipinion'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of deep-sea
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 holothu ...
s in the
family
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Elpidiidae
Elpidiidae is a family of deep-sea 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 ...
. It was first described by the French marine biologist
Edgard Hérouard
Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) was a French marine biologist.
In 1889 he started work as a préparateur at the Sorbonne, earning his doctorate in natural sciences during the follo ...
in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
[
*'']Ellipinion alani
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*'' Ellipini ...
'' Rogacheva, Gebruk & Alt, 2013
*''Ellipinion albida
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard
Edgard Joseph Émile Hérouard (18 March 1858 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne - 22 March 1932 in Paris) ...
'' (Théel, 1882)
*''Ellipinion bucephalum
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' Hansen, 1975
*''Ellipinion delagei
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Hérouard, 1896)
*''Ellipinion facetum
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Hansen, 1975)
*''Ellipinion galatheae
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Hansen, 1956)
*''Ellipinion kumai
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Mitsukuri, 1912)
*''Ellipinion molle
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Théel, 1879)
*''Ellipinion papillosum
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' (Théel, 1879)
*''Ellipinion solidum
''Ellipinion'' is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in the family Elpidiidae. It was first described by the French marine biologist Edgard Hérouard in 1923.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Ellipinion'':
*''Ellipinio ...
'' Hansen, 1975
References
Holothuroidea genera
Elpidiidae
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