Summary ²

The Apodida is an order of littoral to deep-sea, largely infaunal holothurians. This order comprises three families, 32 genera and about 270 known species, called apodids.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Philippe Bourjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opheodesoma_grisea.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodida

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NIWA (2014) guide to New Zealand echinoderms
• World Register of Marine Species

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