Synallactes
A genus of sea cucumbers in the family Synallactidae.
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Synallactes is a genus of sea cucumbers that belongs to the family Synallactidae. Its type species is Synallactes alexandri. The genus includes the following recognized species: Synallactes aenigma, Synallactes alexandri, Synallactes challengeri, Synallactes chuni, Synallactes crucifera, Synallactes discoidalis, Synallactes dubius, Synallactes elongata, Synallactes gilberti, Synallactes heteroculus, Synallactes horridus, Synallactes laguardai, Synallactes longipapillata, Synallactes mcdanieli, Synallactes mollis, Synallactes monoculus, Synallactes multivesiculatus, Synallactes nozawai, Synallactes profundus, Synallactes quatrami, Synallactes rigidus, Synallactes robertsoni, Synallactes sagamiensis, Synallactes samyni, Synallactes triradiata, Synallactes virgulasolida, and Synallactes viridilimus.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
- OrderSynallactida
- FamilySynallactidae
- GenusSynallactes
Named by Ludwig, 1894
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Synallactes (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
- Family
- Synallactidae
- Type species
- Synallactes alexandri
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Background
The genus Synallactes belongs to the family Synallactidae. Its type species is Synallactes alexandri, described by Ludwig in 1894. The genus includes a variety of species, many named by early researchers such as Ludwig, Théel, Augustin, and others.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Synallactes (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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