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Family: Phyllophoridae (See list of species below)

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91 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Afrocucumis strecki
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Athyonidium chilensis
[Burrowing shaggy sea cucumber]
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Cladolabes aciculus
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Cladolabes crassus
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Cladolabes hamatus
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Cladolabes schmeltzi
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Cladolabes schmeltzii
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Ekmania barthii
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Ekmania diomedeae
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Havelockia novacorona
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Havelockia versicolor
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Hemithyone semperi
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Neocucumis atlantica
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Neocucumis kilburni
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Neocucumis marioni
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Neocucumis veleronis
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Neopentadactyla mixta
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Neothyonidium arthroprocessum
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Neothyonidium dearmatus
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Neothyonidium inflatum
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Neothyonidium magnum
[Large burrowing sea cucumber]
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Neothyonidium parvum
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Pentadactyla longidentis
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Pentamera beebei
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Pentamera calcigera
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Pentamera chierchiae
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Pentamera chiloensis
[Light-coloured spiny sea cucumber]
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Pentamera lissoplaca
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Pentamera populifera
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Pentamera pseudocalcigera
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Pentamera trachyplaca
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Phyllophorus arenicola
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Phyllophorus brocki
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Phyllophorus cebuensis
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Phyllophorus drachi
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Phyllophorus dubius
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Phyllophorus granulatus
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Phyllophorus holothuroides
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Phyllophorus hypsipyrga
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Phyllophorus kohkutiensis
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Phyllophorus liuwutiensis
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Phyllophorus occidentalis
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Phyllophorus ordinata
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Phyllophorus ordinatus
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Phyllophorus palmae
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Phyllophorus pedinaequalis
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Phyllophorus proteus
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Phyllophorus rosetta
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Phyllophorus roseus
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Phyllophorus spiculata
[Tennis-ball sea cucumber]
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Phyllophorus spiculatus
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Phyllophorus urna
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Phyrella fragilis
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Phyrella trapeza
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Pseudocucumis acicula
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Semperiella drozdovi
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Semperiella tenera
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Stolus albescens
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Stolus buccalis
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Stolus canescens
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Stolus cognatus
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Stolus conjugens
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Stolus kilberti
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Stolus sacellus
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Thorsonia adversaria
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Thyone anomala
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Thyone articulata
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Thyone basescoi
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Thyone benti
[Bent sea cucumber]
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Thyone bicornis
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Thyone cherbonnieri
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Thyone cognata
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Thyone dura
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Thyone fusus
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Thyone fusus mediterranea
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Thyone gadeana
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Thyone herberti
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Thyone hirta
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Thyone inermis
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Thyone infusca
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Thyone montoucheti
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Thyone muricata
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Thyone okeni
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Thyone papuensis
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Thyone pedata
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Thyone profusus
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Thyone propinqua
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Thyone pseudofusus
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Thyone roscovita
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Thyone spinifera
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Thyone tanyspeira
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91 Species of Family Phyllophoridae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Afrocucumis strecki To be filled.
Athyonidium chilensis Burrowing shaggy sea cucumber Southeast Pacific
Cladolabes aciculus Indo-West Pacific
Cladolabes crassus Western Pacific
Cladolabes hamatus To be filled.
Cladolabes schmeltzi Indo-West Pacific
Cladolabes schmeltzii Eastern Indian Ocean 7.7 TL
Ekmania barthii Arctic, Northern Pacific
Ekmania diomedeae Northeast Pacific 15 TL
Havelockia novacorona Northwest Pacific
Havelockia versicolor Eastern Indian Ocean
Hemithyone semperi Western Indian Ocean 1.4 TL
Neocucumis atlantica Atlantic and the Mediterr
Neocucumis kilburni Western Indian Ocean
Neocucumis marioni Atlantic and the Mediterr
Neocucumis veleronis Eastern Pacific.
Neopentadactyla mixta Northeast Atlantic
Neothyonidium arthroprocessum To be filled. 27 TL
Neothyonidium dearmatus Southwest Pacific
Neothyonidium inflatum Northwest Pacific
Neothyonidium magnum Large burrowing sea cucumber Western Central Pacific
Neothyonidium parvum To be filled.
Pentadactyla longidentis Southwest Pacific
Pentamera beebei Eastern Pacific.
Pentamera calcigera Arctic, Northern Pacific
Pentamera chierchiae Eastern Pacific.
Pentamera chiloensis Light-coloured spiny sea cucumber Eastern Pacific and South
Pentamera lissoplaca Canada
Pentamera populifera Canada
Pentamera pseudocalcigera Canada
Pentamera trachyplaca Eastern Pacific
Phyllophorus arenicola To be filled. 30 TL
Phyllophorus brocki Eastern Indian Ocean
Phyllophorus cebuensis Western Pacific
Phyllophorus drachi Mediterranean.
Phyllophorus dubius Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus granulatus Mediterranean Sea. 3 TL
Phyllophorus holothuroides To be filled.
Phyllophorus hypsipyrga Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus kohkutiensis Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus liuwutiensis Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus occidentalis Western Atlantic
Phyllophorus ordinata Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus ordinatus Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus palmae To be filled.
Phyllophorus pedinaequalis Eastern Central Atlantic
Phyllophorus proteus Eastern Indian Ocean
Phyllophorus rosetta To be filled. 7.6 TL
Phyllophorus roseus Western Central Pacific
Phyllophorus spiculata Tennis-ball sea cucumber Western Central Pacific
Phyllophorus spiculatus Northwest Pacific
Phyllophorus urna Mediterranean Sea.
Phyrella fragilis Northwest Pacific
Phyrella trapeza Eastern Indian Ocean 2.1 TL
Pseudocucumis acicula To be filled.
Semperiella drozdovi To be filled.
Semperiella tenera Northwest Pacific
Stolus albescens Northwest Pacific
Stolus buccalis Indo-West Pacific
Stolus canescens Western Pacific
Stolus cognatus Western Atlantic.
Stolus conjugens Indo-West Pacific
Stolus kilberti Western Indian Ocean 3.7 TL
Stolus sacellus To be filled.
Thorsonia adversaria Western Pacific
Thyone anomala Western Central Pacific 3.7 TL
Thyone articulata To be filled.
Thyone basescoi To be filled.
Thyone benti Bent sea cucumber Eastern Pacific 15 TL
Thyone bicornis Western Central Pacific
Thyone cherbonnieri Mediterranean Sea. 4.7 TL
Thyone cognata Western Atlantic
Thyone dura Western Indian Ocean
Thyone fusus Mediterranean Sea.
Thyone fusus mediterranea To be filled. 20 TL
Thyone gadeana Atlantic and the Mediterr
Thyone herberti Western Indian Ocean 2.7 TL
Thyone hirta To be filled. 2.7 TL
Thyone inermis Atlantic and the Mediterr
Thyone infusca To be filled. 2.5 TL
Thyone montoucheti To be filled.
Thyone muricata To be filled.
Thyone okeni To be filled.
Thyone papuensis Indo-West Pacific
Thyone pedata Northwest Pacific
Thyone profusus Western Central Pacific
Thyone propinqua To be filled. 2 TL
Thyone pseudofusus Western Central Atlantic
Thyone roscovita Northeast Atlantic
Thyone spinifera Northwest Pacific
Thyone tanyspeira To be filled. 2.6 TL



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