Ovalidota

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Ovalidota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Chiridotidae
Genus: Ovalidota
Pawson, 2004 [1]
Species:
O. milleri
Binomial name
Ovalidota milleri
Pawson, 2004 [1]

Ovalidota is a genus of sea cucumber in the family Chiridotidae. It is represented by the single species Ovalidota milleri. [1] [2] It has been found at bathyal depths of 366-414 m at two localities in the Caribbean, near St. Vincent and at Grand Cayman Island. It is characterized by an egg-shaped body, a trait not found in any other member of the order Apodida, at the moment of its description. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pawson, David L. (2004-07-09). "Ovalidota milleri, a new genus and species of bathyal sea cucumber from the Caribbean Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Apodida)" . Zootaxa. 561 (1): 1–6. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.561.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334.
  2. WoRMS. "Ovalidota Pawson, 2004". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2025-08-24.