Paraleptopentacta
Genus of sea cucumbers
| Paraleptopentacta | |
|---|---|
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| Paraleptopentacta elongata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Cucumariidae |
| Genus: | Paraleptopentacta Mezali, Thandar & Khodja, 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Cucumaria elongata Düben & Koren, 1846 | |
Paraleptopentacta is a genus of sea cucumbers within the family Cucumariidae.[1] Members of this genus can be found distributed around marine European waters in the Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Species
- Paraleptopentacta cucumis (Risso, 1826)
- Paraleptopentacta djakonovi (Baranova & Saveleva, 1972)
- Paraleptopentacta elongata (Düben & Koren, 1846)
- Paraleptopentacta tergestina (Sars, 1859)
