Psolidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine animals with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on the sea bed.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Psolidae Burmeister, 1837 |
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Description
editMembers of the family Psolidae are small and inconspicuous sea cucumbers found in crevices and under boulders. They have a crown of branched tentacles, calcareous plates on the skin of the trunk and a basal sole that can move across the substrate. Some genera have papillae above but these are lacking in species of the genus Psolus.[1]
List of genera
edit- Ceto Gistel, 1848 -- 1 species
- Echinopsolus Gutt, 1990 -- 4 species
- Ekkentropelma Pawson, 1971 -- 2 species
- Lissothuria Verrill, 1867 -- 9 species
- Neopsolidium Pawson, 1964 -- 2 species
- Psolidium Ludwig, 1887 -- 51 species
- Psolus Jaeger, 1833 -- 55 species
References
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