Psolus

{{Short description|Genus of sea cucumbers}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Psolus.jpg

| taxon = Psolus

| authority = Oken, 1815 {{cite WoRMS|author=Paulay, Gustav |year=2015 |title=Psolus Oken, 1815|id=146121 |accessdate=16 October 2017}}

| subdivision = See text

| synonyms =

  • Cuvieria Cuvier, ex Peron MS, 1817
  • Lepidopsolus Bronn, 1860
  • Lophothuria Verrill, 1866

}}

Psolus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Psolidae, marine animals with long bodies, leathery skins and tentacles, that inhabit the sea bed.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Psolus:

Image:Psolus antarcticus (YPM IZ 055520).jpg|Psolus antarcticus.

Image:Psolus arnaudi (USNM E40530) 004.jpeg|Psolus arnaudi.

Image:Psolus charcoti (USNM 1132657) 006.jpeg|Psolus charcoti.

Image:Psolus dubiosus (USNM 1132584) 004.jpeg|Psolus dubiosus.

Image:Psolus fabricii.jpg|Psolus fabricii

Image:Psolus koehleri (USNM E33664) 003.jpeg|Psolus koehleri.

Image:Psolus patagonicus (USNM 1132587) 001.jpeg|Psolus patagonicus.

Image:Brown Psolus, Psolus phantapus, in Newfoundland, Canada (21203783021).jpg|Psolus phantapus.

Image:Psolus squamatus segregatus (USNM E33632) 002.jpeg|Psolus squamatus.

Image:Psolus tessellatus (10.5852-ejt.2013.38) Figure 1.jpg|Psolus tessellatus.

References

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Category:Holothuroidea genera

Category:Dendrochirotida