Polyplectana Kefersteinii
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''Polyplectana'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 Synaptidae. The type species is '' Polyplectana kefersteinii''.


Species

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 ...
lists the following
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
: *'' Polyplectana galatheae'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana grisea'' Heding, 1931 *'' Polyplectana kallipeplos'' (Sluiter, 1887) *'' Polyplectana kefersteinii'' (Selenka, 1867) *'' Polyplectana longogranula'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana nigra'' (Semper, 1867) *'' Polyplectana oculata'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana samoae'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana sluiteri'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana tahitiensis'' Heding, 1928 *'' Polyplectana unispicula'' Heding, 1931 *'' Polyplectana zamboangae'' Heding, 1928


References

Holothuroidea genera Synaptidae {{Holothuroidea-stub