Myriotrochus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Myriotrochidae.[1]
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| Myriotrochus sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Myriotrochidae |
| Genus: | Myriotrochus Steenstrup, 1851 |
| Species | |
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18 extant, 1 extinct; see text | |
Species
editAs of 2024[update], 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Hansson, Hans (2004). "Myriotrochus Steenstrup, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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