Myriotrochus

Myriotrochus
Myriotrochus sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Apodida
Family:	Myriotrochidae
Genus:	Myriotrochus Steenstrup, 1851
Species
18 extant, 1 extinct; see text

Myriotrochus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Myriotrochidae. ^[1]

Species

As of 2024 ^[update] , 19 species and one subgenus are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species: ^[2]

• Myriotrochus ahearnae Pawson, Nizinski & Ames in Pawson et al., 2015
• Myriotrochus antarcticus Smirnov & Bardsley, 1997
• Myriotrochus eurycyclus Heding, 1935
• Myriotrochus giganteus Clark, 1920
• Myriotrochus hesperides O'Loughlin & Manjón-Cabeza, 2009
• Myriotrochus longissimus Belyaev, 1970
• Myriotrochus macquoriensis Belyaev & Mironov, 1981
• Myriotrochus mitis Belyaev, 1970
• Myriotrochus mitsukurii Ohshima, 1915
• Myriotrochus nikiae O'Loughlin & VandenSpiegel, 2010
• Myriotrochus rinkii Steenstrup, 1851
• Myriotrochus theeli Östergren, 1905

Subgenus Oligotrochus Sars, 1866

• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) bathybius Clark, 1920
• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) clarki Gage & Billett, 1986
• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) meteorensis Bohn, 2005
• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) neocaledonicus Smirnov, 1999
• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) rotulus Smirnov, 1999
• † Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) smirnovi (Reich, 2002)
• Myriotrochus (Oligotrochus) vitreus (Sars M, 1866)

References

1. Butler, R. J.; Thuy, B.; Gale, A. S.; Kroh, A.; Kucera, M.; Numberger-Thuy, L. D.; Reich, M.; Stöhr, S. (2012). "Ancient Origin of the Modern Deep-Sea Fauna". PLOS ONE. 7 (10) e46913. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...746913T. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046913 . PMC   3468611 . PMID   23071660.
2. Hansson, Hans (2004). "Myriotrochus Steenstrup, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 3 October 2024.