Afrocucumis is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.
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| Afrocucumis africana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Sclerodactylidae |
| Genus: | Afrocucumis Deichmann, 1944 |
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Characteristics
editLike other members of the family Sclerodactylidae, members of the genus Afrocucumis are characterised by the complex ring of ossicles they have near the anterior end. These may or may not take the form of a short tube, but are quite unlike the long tubes found in the phyllophorids. The tentacles number ten to twenty.[1]
Species
edit- Afrocucumis africana (Semper, 1867)
- Afrocucumis ovulum (Selenka, 1867)
- Afrocucumis stracki Massin, 1996
References
edit- ^ Sclerodactylidae[permanent dead link] Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
External links
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