Synaptula: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Echinodermata
- Class
- Holothuroidea
- Order
- Apodida
- Family
- Synaptidae
- Genus
- Synaptula
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Synaptula
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Synaptula
Synaptula is a genus of sea cucumbers, in the family Synaptidae.
This genus contains many species, most of them whitish, often associated with sponges. However, they are extremely difficult to identify from sight, and many tropical Indo-Pacific are referred to as Synaptula lamperti, which is often the only species named by touristic guides.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Synaptula alba
- Synaptula albolineata
- Synaptula ater
- Synaptula bandae
- Synaptula denticulata
- Synaptula hydriformis
- Synaptula indivisa
- Synaptula jolensis
- Synaptula lactea
- Synaptula lamperti
- Synaptula macra
- Synaptula maculata
- Synaptula madreporica
- Synaptula media
- Synaptula minima
- Synaptula mortensenii
- Synaptula neirensis
- Synaptula psara
- Synaptula reciprocans
- Synaptula recta
- Synaptula reticulata
- Synaptula rosea
- Synaptula rosetta
- Synaptula secreta
- Synaptula spinifera
- Synaptula tualensis
- Synaptula varians
- Synaptula violacea
- Synaptula virgata






























































































































































