Molpadiidae Müller, 1850

O'Loughlin, P. Mark, Skarbnik-López, Jessica, Mackenzie, Melanie & VandenSpiegel, Didier, 2015, Sea cucumbers of the Kerguelen Plateau, with descriptions of new genus and species (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), Memoirs of Museum Victoria 73, pp. 59-93 : 87

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.24199/j.mmv.2015.73.07

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12213643

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scientific name

Molpadiidae Müller, 1850
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Family Molpadiidae Müller, 1850 View in CoL

Diagnosis ( Pawson 1977). Tentacles claw shaped or with terminal digits and few small lateral digits. Tentacle ampullae long or reduced. Spicules derived from tri-radiate tables with three-pillared spire. Tail with tables with round to oblong disc or long fusiform rods. Phosphatic deposits often present.

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