Molpadida Haeckel, 1896

O'Loughlin, P. Mark, Skarbnik-López, Jessica, Mackenzie, Melanie & VandenSpiegel, Didier, 2015, Sea cucumbers of the Kerguelen Plateau, with descriptions of new genus and species (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73, pp. 59-93 : 84

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2015.73.07

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12213637

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039B87A1-FFAD-C742-FF38-FF27FD0CFE55

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scientific name

Molpadida Haeckel, 1896
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Order Molpadida Haeckel, 1896 View in CoL

Diagnosis (from O’Loughlin et al. 2011). Tentacles 15, digitate; body stout, lacking tube feet, usually with an evident tail; anal papillae, tentacle ampullae and respiratory trees present; ossicles may include tables, cups, rods, perforated plates and modified anchors; phosphatic bodies often present.

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