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{{Short description|Family of echinoderms}} |
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| image = Molpadia |
| image = Molpadia amorpha.png |
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| image_caption = ''[[Molpadia |
| image_caption = ''[[Molpadia amorpha]]'' |
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| taxon = Molpadiidae |
| taxon = Molpadiidae |
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| authority = [[Johannes Peter Müller|Müller]], 1850 <ref name=WoRMS>[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123196 World Register of Marine Species]</ref> |
| authority = [[Johannes Peter Müller|Müller]], 1850 <ref name=WoRMS>[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123196 World Register of Marine Species]</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Members of Molpadiidae are fairly small, plump sea cucumbers with a smooth or slimy skin and no tube feet. They are relatively inactive and live in a |
Members of Molpadiidae are fairly small, plump sea cucumbers with a smooth or slimy skin and no tube feet. They are relatively inactive and live in a U-shaped burrow in sand or mud at the bottom of the sea, often at considerable depths. Their [[tentacle]]s spread out above the sediment to catch food particles.<ref>[http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=nasc&menuentry=groepen&id=30&tab=beschrijving Marine Species Identification Portal]</ref> |
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==Genera== |
==Genera== |
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Latest revision as of 22:18, 6 January 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Molpadida |
| Family: | Molpadiidae Müller, 1850 [1] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Trochostomidae Östergren, 1907 | |
Molpadiidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on or burrowing in the sea floor.
Description
[edit]Members of Molpadiidae are fairly small, plump sea cucumbers with a smooth or slimy skin and no tube feet. They are relatively inactive and live in a U-shaped burrow in sand or mud at the bottom of the sea, often at considerable depths. Their tentacles spread out above the sediment to catch food particles.[2]
Genera
[edit]The following genera are accepted as being in the family Molpadiidae:
- Cherbonniera Sibuet, 1974
- Heteromolpadia Pawson, 1963
- Molpadia Cuvier, 1817
References
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