Elpidia is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers. Members are characterised by their rod-shaped spicules which each have two pairs of obliquely placed horizontal arms and two vertical apophyses.[1] There is a high degree of endemism in this genus with different species occupying different deep sea basins or regions.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Elasipodida |
| Family: | Elpidiidae |
| Genus: | Elpidia Théel, 1882[1] |
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Species edit
The following species are recognised in the genus Elpidia:[1]
- Elpidia adenensis Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia antarctica Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia atakama Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia belyaevi Rogacheva, 2007
- Elpidia birsteini Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia chilensis Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia decapoda Belyaev, 1975
- Elpidia echinata (R. Perrier, 1896)
- Elpidia glacialis Théel, 1876
- Elpidia gracilis Belyaev, 1975
- Elpidia heckeri Baranova, 1989
- Elpidia javanica Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia kermadecensis Hansen, 1956
- Elpidia kurilensis Baranova & Belyaev in Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia lata Belyaev, 1975
- Elpidia longicirrata Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia minutissima Belyaev, 1971
- Elpidia ninae Belyaev, 1975
- Elpidia solomonensis Hansen, 1956
- Elpidia soyoae Ogawa, Morita & Fujita, 2020
- Elpidia sundensis Hansen, 1956
- Elpidia theeli Hansen, 1956
- Elpidia uschakovi Belyaev, 1971
References edit
- ^ a b c Paulay, Gustav (2014). "Elpidia – Théel, 1882". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
- ^ Genco, Brandon M. (2012). "A continued study on the abundance and population structure of the functionally important holothurian Elpidia minutissima, at the long-term abyssal study site Station M." (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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