''Myriotrochus'' is a genus of
sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class (biology), class Holothuroidea ( ). They are benthic marine animals found on the sea floor worldwide, and the number of known holothuroid species worldwide is about 1,786, with the greatest number be ...
s in the family
Myriotrochidae
Myriotrochidae is a family of sea cucumbers.
Description and characteristics
Members of this family have digitate tentacle
In zoology, a tentacle is a flexible, mobile, and elongated organ present in some species of animals, most of them ...
.
Species
, 19 species and one
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...
are recognized by the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
:
* ''
Myriotrochus ahearnae''
* ''
Myriotrochus antarcticus''
* ''
Myriotrochus eurycyclus''
* ''
Myriotrochus giganteus''
* ''
Myriotrochus hesperides''
* ''
Myriotrochus longissimus''
* ''
Myriotrochus macquoriensis''
* ''
Myriotrochus mitis''
* ''
Myriotrochus mitsukurii''
* ''
Myriotrochus nikiae''
* ''
Myriotrochus rinkii''
* ''
Myriotrochus theeli''
Subgenus ''
Oligotrochus''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) bathybius''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) clarki''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) meteorensis''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) neocaledonicus''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) rotulus''
* †''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) smirnovi''
* ''
Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) vitreus''
References
Myriotrochidae
Holothuroidea genera
Extant Maastrichtian first appearances
Taxa named by Japetus Steenstrup
Taxa described in 1851
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