''Eostichopus'' is a genus of
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 belonging to the family
Stichopodidae
The Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida.
Description
Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized holothuroids with a squarish cross-section, a flat ventral surface, and large, fleshy, cone-sh ...
. It is
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
, being represented by the single species ''Eostichopus arnesoni'' which is found in Central America.
References
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Stichopodidae
Holothuroidea genera