Synaptula

Synaptula is a genus of sea cucumbers, in the family Synaptidae.

Synaptula
Synaptula cf. lamperti (sea cucumber) on Plakortis sp. (chicken liver sponge)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Synaptidae
Genus: Synaptula
Oersted, 1849

This genus contains many species, most of them whitish, often associated with sponges. However, they are extremely difficult to identify from sight, and many tropical Indo-Pacific are referred to as Synaptula lamperti, which is often the only species named by touristic guides.

List of species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Synaptula alba Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula albolineata Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula ater Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula bandae Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula denticulata Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula hydriformis (Lesueur, 1824)
  • Synaptula indivisa (Semper, 1867)
  • Synaptula jolensis Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula lactea (Sluiter, 1887)
  • Synaptula lamperti Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula macra (H. L. Clark, 1938)
  • Synaptula maculata (Sluiter, 1887)
  • Synaptula madreporica Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula media Cherbonnier & Féral, 1984
  • Synaptula minima Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula mortensenii Heding, 1929
  • Synaptula neirensis Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula psara (Sluiter, 1887)
  • Synaptula reciprocans (Forskal, 1775)
  • Synaptula recta (Semper, 1867)
  • Synaptula reticulata (Semper, 1867)
  • Synaptula rosea Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula rosetta Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula secreta Ancona Lopez, 1957
  • Synaptula spinifera Massin & Tomascik, 1996
  • Synaptula tualensis Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula varians (Nair, 1946)
  • Synaptula violacea Heding, 1928
  • Synaptula virgata (Sluiter, 1901)


References
  1. Hans Hansson (2010). "Synaptula Oersted, 1849". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2011.


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