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Synallactidae

Synallactidae

[‚sin·ə′lak·tə‚dē]
(invertebrate zoology)
A family of echinoderms of the order Aspidochirotida comprising mainly deep-sea forms which lack tentacle ampullae.
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References in periodicals archive
Pairing behaviour, reproduction and diet in the deep-sea holothurian genus Paroriza (Holothuroidea: Synallactidae).
Aggregations of egg-brooding deep-sea fish and cephalopods on the gorda escarpment: a reproductive hot spot
The family Synallactidae comprises 143 species (42% of the order Aspidochirotida; Smiley, 1994), which are found at bathyal depths.
Ovarian development in the class holothuroidea: a reassessment of the 'tubule recruitment model'
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