Holothuriida

Holothuriida
Holothuria hilla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Holothuriida
Miller, Kerr, Paulay, Reich, Wilson, Carvajal & Rouse, 2017
Families

Holothuriida is an order of sea cucumbers.[1] Taxa within the order Holothuriida were previously classified in the order Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017. Some taxa were also reclassified into the clades Synallactida and Persiculida.[2]

  1. ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Holothuriida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Aspidochirotida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.