Myriotrochus

Myriotrochus
Myriotrochus sp.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Myriotrochidae
Genus:
Steenstrup, 1851
Species

18 extant, 1 extinct; see text

Myriotrochus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Myriotrochidae.[1]

Species

As of 2024, 19 species and one subgenus are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species:[2]

  • Myriotrochus ahearnae Pawson, Nizinski & Ames in Pawson et al., 2015
  • Myriotrochus antarcticus Smirnov & Bardsley, 1997
  • Myriotrochus eurycyclus Heding, 1935
  • Myriotrochus giganteus Clark, 1920
  • Myriotrochus hesperides O'Loughlin & Manjón-Cabeza, 2009
  • Myriotrochus longissimus Belyaev, 1970
  • Myriotrochus macquoriensis Belyaev & Mironov, 1981
  • Myriotrochus mitis Belyaev, 1970
  • Myriotrochus mitsukurii Ohshima, 1915
  • Myriotrochus nikiae O'Loughlin & VandenSpiegel, 2010
  • Myriotrochus rinkii Steenstrup, 1851
  • Myriotrochus theeli Östergren, 1905

Subgenus Oligotrochus Sars, 1866

  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) bathybius Clark, 1920
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) clarki Gage & Billett, 1986
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) meteorensis Bohn, 2005
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) neocaledonicus Smirnov, 1999
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) rotulus Smirnov, 1999
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) smirnovi (Reich, 2002)
  • Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) vitreus (Sars M, 1866)

References

  1. ^ Butler, R. J.; Thuy, B.; Gale, A. S.; Kroh, A.; Kucera, M.; Numberger-Thuy, L. D.; Reich, M.; Stöhr, S. (2012). "Ancient Origin of the Modern Deep-Sea Fauna". PLOS ONE. 7 (10): e46913. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...746913T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046913. PMC 3468611. PMID 23071660.
  2. ^ Hansson, Hans (2004). "Myriotrochus Steenstrup, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2024.