Synaptula is a genus of sea cucumbers, in the family Synaptidae.
Synaptula | |
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Synaptula cf. lamperti (sea cucumber) on Plakortis sp. (chicken liver sponge) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Apodida |
Family: | Synaptidae |
Genus: | Synaptula Oersted, 1849 |
This genus contains many species, most of them whitish, often associated with sponges. However, they are extremely difficult to identify from sight, and many tropical Indo-Pacific are referred to as Synaptula lamperti, which is often the only species named by touristic guides.
List of species
editThe genus contains the following species:[1]
- Synaptula alba Heding, 1928
- Synaptula albolineata Heding, 1928
- Synaptula ater Heding, 1928
- Synaptula bandae Heding, 1928
- Synaptula denticulata Heding, 1928
- Synaptula hydriformis (Lesueur, 1824)
- Synaptula indivisa (Semper, 1867)
- Synaptula jolensis Heding, 1928
- Synaptula lactea (Sluiter, 1887)
- Synaptula lamperti Heding, 1928
- Synaptula macra (H. L. Clark, 1938)
- Synaptula maculata (Sluiter, 1887)
- Synaptula madreporica Heding, 1928
- Synaptula media Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
- Synaptula minima Heding, 1928
- Synaptula mortensenii Heding, 1929
- Synaptula neirensis Heding, 1928
- Synaptula psara (Sluiter, 1887)
- Synaptula reciprocans (Forskal, 1775)
- Synaptula recta (Semper, 1867)
- Synaptula reticulata (Semper, 1867)
- Synaptula rosea Heding, 1928
- Synaptula rosetta Heding, 1928
- Synaptula secreta Ancona Lopez, 1957
- Synaptula spinifera Massin & Tomascik, 1996
- Synaptula tualensis Heding, 1928
- Synaptula varians (Nair, 1946)
- Synaptula violacea Heding, 1928
- Synaptula virgata (Sluiter, 1901)
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Unidentified Synaptula
References
edit- ^ Hans Hansson (2010). "Synaptula Oersted, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2011.