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]
List of families
Synallactida includes over 130 species in three extant families and two extinct genera:[3]
- Deimatidae Théel, 1882 – 3 genera
- Stichopodidae Haeckel, 1896 – 9 genera
- Synallactidae Ludwig, 1894 – 12 genera
- Genus †Collbatothuria Smith & Gallemí, 1991
- Genus †Tribrachiodemas Reich, 2010
References
- ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Synallactida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Aspidochirotida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-12-15.