Synallactida

Synallactida is a rankless clade of sea cucumbers, but is referred to as an order.[1] Taxa within Synallactida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017.[2]

Synallactida
Isostichopus badionotus, in family Stichopodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Synallactida
Miller, Kerr, Paulay, Reich, Wilson, Carvajal & Rouse, 2017
Families

List of families

The order includes 130 species in three families:[3]

References

  1. Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Synallactida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Aspidochirotida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.


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