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Persiculida

Persiculida is an order of sea cucumbers. Taxa within the order Persiculida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017.

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Persiculida
Oloughlinius sp.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Persiculida
Miller, Kerr, Paulay, Reich, Wilson, Carvajal & Rouse, 2017
Families

Persiculida is an order of sea cucumbers.1 Taxa within the order Persiculida were previously classified in an order called Aspidochirotida, which was determined to be polyphyletic in 2017.2

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Persiculida". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  2. Paulay, Gustav (2017). "Aspidochirotida". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2017-11-29.