Myriotrochidae

Myriotrochidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Apodida
Suborder:	Synaptina
Family:	Myriotrochidae Théel, 1877
Genera
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Myriotrochidae is a family of sea cucumbers.

Members of this family have digitate tentacles, bearing 2-8 digits on each side. They lack podia, radial canals and respiratory tree.

The soft body wall is supported by ossicles which are generally wheel-shaped with 8 or more spokes.

They are abyssal sea cucumbers, and may be the deepest-living group of echinoderms : species of the genera Myriotrochus and Prototrochus (such as Prototrochus bruuni) have been identified down to 10,687 m (35,062 ft) deep.

Genera include :

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