Stichopodidae
The Stichopodidae are a family of sea cucumbers, part of the order Synallactida.
Description
Members of this family are mostly large or medium-sized holothuroids with an angular body shape, a flat ventral surface, and large, fleshy, cone-shaped projections. Their mouths are surrounded by 20 peltate tentacles. They are usually found on soft substrates, such as fine sand or very fine rubble.Image:Stichopus herrmanni.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.3|A typical stichopodid — massive sea cucumber, angular in cross-section, with thick papillae looking like tubercles.
Genera
List of genera according to the World Register of Marine Species:- genus Apostichopus Liao, 1980
- genus Astichopus Clark, 1922
- genus Australostichopus Levin in Moraes et al., 2004
- genus Eostichopus Cutress & Miller, 1982
- genus Isostichopus Deichmann, 1958
- genus Neostichopus Deichmann, 1948
- genus Parastichopus Clark, 1922
- genus Stichopus Brandt, 1835
- genus Thelenota Brandt, 1835