Sclerodactylidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles.

Sclerodactylidae
Eupentacta quinquesemita
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Sclerodactylidae
Panning, 1902 [1]
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Members of the family 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.[2]

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The World Register of Marine Species recognizes the following genera:[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Sclerodactylidae Panning, 1902 ITIS. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ Sclerodactylidae Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ^ Vanden Berghe, Edward (2010). "Sclerodactylidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-12.