Elpidiidae

Elpidiidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Elasipodida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Eleutherozoa Superclassis: Cryptosyringida Classis: Holothuroidea Subclassis: Aspidochirotacea Ordo: Elasipodida

Familia: Elpidiidae
Genera: Achlyonice – Amperima – Ellipinion – Elpidia – Irpa – Kolga – Peniagone – Penilpidia – Protelpidia – Psychrelpidia – Psychroplanes – Rhipidothuria – Scotoplanes

Name

Elpidiidae Théel, 1882

Type genus: Elpidia Théel, 1876

Synonymy

• Elpidiidae Théel, 1882: 10–14; — Pawson, 1965: 215; — Hansen, 1975; — Mackenzie et al., 2024: 212.

References

• Hansen, B. 1975. Systematics and Biology of the Deep-Sea Holothurians, Part 1: Elasipoda. Galathea Report. 13: 1–262. Reference page. 
• Pawson, D.L. 1965a. Some Echinozoans from North of New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Zoology. 5(15): 197–224. Reference page. 
• Mackenzie, M., Davey, N., Burghardt, I., Haines, M.L. 2024. A report of sea cucumbers collected on the first dedicated deep-sea biological survey of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories around Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 83: 207–316. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.2024.83.03 . Reference page. 
• Théel, J.H. 1882. Report on the Holothuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Part I. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76, Zoology 4(13): 1–176. BHL. Reference page. 

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