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Elasipodida 
AphiaID: 123112

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class)
Authority Théel, 1882
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Order
Parent Holothuroidea
Sources  original description: Théel, H. (1882). Report on the Holothuroidea dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. Part i. Challenger Reports, Zool. iv: 176 pp. [details]

basis of record: Hansson, H.G. (2001). Echinodermata, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 336-351 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Hansen, B. (1975) Systematics and biology of the deep-sea holothurians. Part 1. Elasipoda. Galathea Report. 13: 262 pp., 14 pls.
page(s): 14 [details]

Direct child
taxa		 Family Deimatidae Théel, 1882
Family Elpidiidae Théel, 1882
Family Laetmogonidae Ekman, 1926
Family Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
Family Psychropotidae Théel, 1882

Family Enypniastidae Östergren, 1907 accepted as Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
Family Planktothuridae Gilchrist, 1920 accepted as Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
Family Planktothuriidae Gilchrist, 1920 accepted as Pelagothuriidae Ludwig, 1893
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
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Note  Taxonomic Remark: appears as Elasmopoda in Theel 1879a, as Elasipoda in Theel 1882a, today further emended to Elasipodida [details]
Image 
Herouard (1906, pl. 2)
Herouard (1906, pl. 2)
added on 2009-08-10 - author: E. Herouard
scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten
qualitystatus: checked by Paulay, Gustav on 2012-11-18 01:39:21
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123112
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  Hansson, Hans
2008-02-02 19:53:07Z  changed  Bohn, Jens
  
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  Citation: Bohn, J.; Hansson, H. (2013). Elasipodida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=123112 on 2013-06-20
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