Chiridotidae
| Chiridotidae | |
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| Chiridota heheva | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Suborder: | Synaptina |
| Family: |
Chiridotidae Östergren, 1898 |
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Chiridotidae is a family of sea cucumbers.
Members of this family have 10, 12, or 18 pelto-digitate tentacles (bearing 3-10 digits on each side). They lack podia, radial canals and respiratory tree.
The soft body wall is supported by ossicles which are generally wheel-shaped with six spokes. Some species have hook-shaped or rod-shaped ossicles or spiny sigmoid bodies.
Genera include:
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