Polycheira | |
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Polycheira rufescens | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Apodida |
Family: | Chiridotidae |
Genus: |
Polycheira Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Species | |
See text. |
Polycheira is a genus of holothurians (sea cucumbers) found in tropical Indo-Pacific.
A curious pattern of reproduction has been found in Polycheira rufescens where specimens change their sex from male to female and from female to male in a reproductive season [1]
Polycheira appear to be closely related to the genus Chiridota (both belong to the subfamily Chiridotinae). [2] The type species of the genus is Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835).
The following species are recognised in the genus Polycheira: [3]
Polycheira | |
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Polycheira rufescens | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Apodida |
Family: | Chiridotidae |
Genus: |
Polycheira Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Species | |
See text. |
Polycheira is a genus of holothurians (sea cucumbers) found in tropical Indo-Pacific.
A curious pattern of reproduction has been found in Polycheira rufescens where specimens change their sex from male to female and from female to male in a reproductive season [1]
Polycheira appear to be closely related to the genus Chiridota (both belong to the subfamily Chiridotinae). [2] The type species of the genus is Polycheira rufescens (Brandt, 1835).
The following species are recognised in the genus Polycheira: [3]