Sea Cucumbers and Brittle Stars
38 entries in the Sea Cucumbers and Brittle Stars compendium.
HolothuroideaBenthic marine detritivores with a leathery skin and elongated body.Sea cucumberBenthic detritivores with a leathery skin and elongated body.Dr. K.K. Mohammed Koya Sea Cucumber Conservation ReserveWorld's first reserve dedicated solely to sea cucumber protection.KonowataFermented sea cucumber intestines, a rare Japanese delicacy.Sea cucumbers as foodSea cucumbers are a prized delicacy in East and Southeast Asian cuisines.Brittle starEchinoderms with five serpent-like arms, found worldwide in marine habitats.OphiuroideaEchinoderms with five serpent-like arms, found from poles to tropics.Basket starLarge brittle stars with branching arms, found in deep seas.MelusinasterJurassic basket star genus bridging brittle stars and basket stars.OphiocanopidaeA primitive brittle star family with disputed classification.OphiuridaOrder of echinoderms comprising most living brittle stars.PhrynophiuridaAn order of brittle stars including basket stars, with leathery skin.AustralostichopusMonotypic sea cucumber genus with aquaculture and bioremediation potential.BenthodytesA genus of deep-sea cucumbers studied for mining impacts.BohadschiaLarge, colorful sea cucumbers common on coral reefs.CucumariaA genus of sea cucumbers with many described species.EnypniastesA monotypic deep-sea sea cucumber known as the headless chicken monster.MesothuriaA cosmopolitan genus of sea cucumbers in family Mesothuriidae.PannychiaA genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers dominating North Pacific soft sediments.PearsonothuriaA monotypic sea cucumber genus with toxic tubules and mimicry.PeniagoneA genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers in Elpidiidae.PsolusA genus of sea cucumbers with leathery skins and tentacles.PsychropotesA genus of facultatively swimming sea cucumbers with a sail-like appendage.ScotoplanesDeep-sea sea cucumbers known as sea pigs.SynallactesA genus of sea cucumbers in the family Synallactidae.ApodidaAn order of sea cucumbers lacking tube feet and respiratory trees.ChiridotidaeA family of sea cucumbers lacking podia and respiratory tree.Oneirophanta mutabilisA deep-sea sea cucumber discovered during the Challenger expedition.HolothuriidaSea cucumber order with leaf-like tentacles and cuvierian tubules.AcaudinaA genus of sea cucumbers lacking a caudal appendage.Molpadia musculusA deep-sea sea cucumber that burrows in mud.AcrocnidaA genus of brittle stars with three species, found in European and African coastal waters.AstrophytonThe only species in its genus, a large nocturnal basket star.GorgonocephalusColdwater basket stars with branching arms and a rubbery appearance.OphiocanopsA primitive, disputed brittle star genus with one described living species.Ophioderma (echinoderm)A genus of brittle stars with opportunistic feeding and high adaptability.OphiolepisA genus of brittle stars with circular shields on the disk.OphiomusaA genus of brittle stars with long, spiny arms and a central disc.
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