The sea cucumbers: echinoderms with a soft, elongated, cylindrical body and greatly reduced internal skeleton, unlike the rigid tests of their urchin and star relatives. Holothuroidea are important sediment-processing detritivores on the sea floor, and several species are gathered as a food and traditional-medicine commodity.
Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Holothuroidea
Filter Results3 entries
Connections
Child Taxon Of
Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: California Sea Cucumber
Source Holothuria Edulis (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ127470, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Holothuroidea
Wikidata Q127470, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Sea Pig
Parent Taxon Of: Sea Pig, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Holothuria Edulis (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Holothuria Edulis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: California Sea Cucumber
Parent Taxon Of: California Sea Cucumber, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Sea cucumber - Wikipedia
In Group: Echinoderm Classes, LeadQuote, In Group: Echinoderm Classes, Lead
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea ( HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-).
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.