Persiculida

Persiculida is a rankless clade of sea cucumbers, but is referred to as an order.[1] Taxa within Persiculida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017.[2]

Persiculida
Oloughlinius sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Persiculida
Miller, Kerr, Paulay, Reich, Wilson, Carvajal & Rouse, 2017
Families
  • Gephyrothuriidae
  • Molpadiodemidae
  • Pseudostichopodidae

References
  1. Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Persiculida". 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.


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