Afrocucumis

Afrocucumis is a genus of sea cucumbers found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.

Afrocucumis
Afrocucumis africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Sclerodactylidae
Genus: Afrocucumis
Deichmann, 1944
Synonyms
  • Discucumaria Clark, 1946

Characteristics

Like 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

  • Afrocucumis africana (Semper, 1867)
  • Afrocucumis ovulum (Selenka, 1867)
  • Afrocucumis stracki Massin, 1996

References

  1. Sclerodactylidae Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.


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