Elpidia
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| Elpidia glacialis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Subclass: | Aspidochirotacea |
| Order: | Elasipodida |
| Family: | Elpidiidae |
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Elpidia Théel, 1882 |
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Elpidia is a genus of deep-sea swimming sea cucumbers. Members are characterised by their rod-shaped spicules which each have two pairs of obliquely-placed horizontal arms and two vertical apophyses. There is a high degree of endemism in this genus with different species occupying different deep sea basins or regions.
The World Register of Marine Species recognises the following species:
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