Apodida

Pawson, David L., Pawson, Doris J. & King, Rachael A., 2010, A taxonomic guide to the Echinodermata of the South Atlantic Bight, USA: 1. Sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea), Zootaxa 2449, pp. 1-48 : 12

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.195134
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6208459
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/30710A41-1630-FFD5-FF2A-23B8EB88D1A3
treatment provided by	Plazi (2016-04-09 17:36:39, last updated 2024-11-26 02:59:02)
scientific name	Apodida
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Treatment

Key to members of the Order Apodida View in CoL known from the South Atlantic Bight

1. Body wall ossicles anchors and anchor plates (Family Synaptidae View in CoL ) ............................................................................ 2

- Body wall ossicles wheels, most common near posterior of body (Family Chiridotidae View in CoL ) ............ Chiridota ferruginea View in CoL

2. Anchor plates narrowed posteriorly to form a handle ....................................................................... Labidoplax buskii View in CoL

- Anchor plates rounded posteriorly; no handle .............................................................................................................. 3

3. Anchor plates more than 140 µm long. .......................................................................................... Leptosynapta tenuis View in CoL

- Anchor plates less than 110 µm long. .............................................................................................. Epitomapta roseola View in CoL