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Family: Synaptidae (See list of species below)

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95 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anapta gracilis []	No picture found Epitomapta roseola []	No picture found Epitomapta simentalae []
No picture found Epitomapta tabogae []	No picture found Euapta glabra []	Euapta godeffroyi [Sticky snake sea cucumber]
No picture found Euapta lappa [Beaded sea cucumber]	No picture found Euapta magna []	No picture found Eupatinapta acanthia []
No picture found Labidoplax adriatica []	No picture found Labidoplax buskii []	No picture found Labidoplax digitata []
No picture found Labidoplax georgii []	No picture found Labidoplax media []	No picture found Labidoplax mortenseni []
No picture found Labidoplax thomsoni []	No picture found Leptosynapta bergensis []	No picture found Leptosynapta brasilensis []
No picture found Leptosynapta chela []	No picture found Leptosynapta clarki [Burrowing sea cucumber]	No picture found Leptosynapta decaria []
No picture found Leptosynapta galliennii []	No picture found Leptosynapta imswe []	No picture found Leptosynapta inhaerens []
No picture found Leptosynapta knysnaensis []	No picture found Leptosynapta latipatina []	No picture found Leptosynapta makrankyra []
No picture found Leptosynapta minuta []	No picture found Leptosynapta multigranula []	No picture found Leptosynapta naiga []
No picture found Leptosynapta nannoplax []	No picture found Leptosynapta parvipatina []	No picture found Leptosynapta roseogradia []
No picture found Leptosynapta tenuis [White synapta]	No picture found Leptosynapta transgressor []	No picture found Oestergrenia dubia []
No picture found Oestergrenia incerta []	No picture found Oestergrenia spatula []	No picture found Oestergrenia variabilis []
No picture found Opheodesoma australiensis [Ticky snake sea cucumber]	No picture found Opheodesoma clarki []	No picture found Opheodesoma glabra []
Opheodesoma grisea [Serpent synaptid]	No picture found Opheodesoma lineata []	No picture found Opheodesoma spectabilis [Conspicuous sea cucumber]
No picture found Opheodesoma variabilis []	No picture found Ostergrenia variabilis []	No picture found Patinapta laevis []
No picture found Patinapta ooplax []	No picture found Patinapta taiwanensis []	No picture found Polyplectana galatheae []
No picture found Polyplectana grisea []	No picture found Polyplectana kefersteini [Brown worm cucumber]	No picture found Polyplectana kefersteinii []
No picture found Polyplectana longogranula []	No picture found Polyplectana nigra []	No picture found Polyplectana samoae []
No picture found Polyplectana unispicula []	No picture found Polyplectana zamboangae []	No picture found Protankyra albatrossi []
No picture found Protankyra asymmetrica []	No picture found Protankyra benedeni []	No picture found Protankyra bidentata [Bidentate sea cucumber]
No picture found Protankyra brychia []	No picture found Protankyra buitendijki []	No picture found Protankyra errata []
No picture found Protankyra innominata []	No picture found Protankyra magnihamula []	No picture found Protankyra pseudodigitata []
No picture found Protankyra rodea []	No picture found Protankyra similis []	No picture found Protankyra suensoni []
No picture found Protankyra tuticorenensis []	No picture found Protankyra uncinata []	No picture found Protankyra verrilli []
No picture found Rhabdomolgus ruber []	No picture found Rynkatorpa coriolisi []	No picture found Rynkatorpa pawsoni []
Synapta maculata [Maculated synaptid]	No picture found Synaptula bandae []	No picture found Synaptula denticulata []
No picture found Synaptula hydriformis []	No picture found Synaptula indivisa []	No picture found Synaptula lactea []
No picture found Synaptula lamperti [Lampert's sea cucumber]	No picture found Synaptula madreporica []	No picture found Synaptula media []
No picture found Synaptula psara []	No picture found Synaptula reciprocans []	No picture found Synaptula recta []
No picture found Synaptula reticulata []	No picture found Synaptula secreta []	No picture found Synaptula spinifera []
No picture found Synaptula striata []	No picture found Synaptula virgata []

95 Species of Family Synaptidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anapta gracilis		Western Central Pacific
Epitomapta roseola		Western Central Atlantic
Epitomapta simentalae		Eastern Central Pacific
Epitomapta tabogae		To be filled.
Euapta glabra		To be filled.
Euapta godeffroyi	Sticky snake sea cucumber	Indo-Pacific	40 TL
Euapta lappa	Beaded sea cucumber	Western Central Atlantic	100 TL
Euapta magna		To be filled.
Eupatinapta acanthia		Western Atlantic
Labidoplax adriatica		To be filled.
Labidoplax buskii		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Labidoplax digitata		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Labidoplax georgii		Western Central Pacific
Labidoplax media		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Labidoplax mortenseni		To be filled.
Labidoplax thomsoni		Mediterranean.	10 TL
Leptosynapta bergensis		Northeast Atlantic
Leptosynapta brasilensis		To be filled.
Leptosynapta chela		Western Indian Ocean
Leptosynapta clarki	Burrowing sea cucumber	Eastern Pacific
Leptosynapta decaria		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptosynapta galliennii		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptosynapta imswe		Western Central Atlantic
Leptosynapta inhaerens		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptosynapta knysnaensis		Southeast Atlantic	7.8 TL
Leptosynapta latipatina		Western Central Pacific
Leptosynapta makrankyra		Mediterranean Sea.
Leptosynapta minuta		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Leptosynapta multigranula		Western Central Atlantic
Leptosynapta naiga		Western Indian Ocean
Leptosynapta nannoplax		Western Central Atlantic	3.1 TL
Leptosynapta parvipatina		Western Atlantic
Leptosynapta roseogradia		Western Central Atlantic	4 TL
Leptosynapta tenuis	White synapta	Western Atlantic
Leptosynapta transgressor		Canada
Oestergrenia dubia		Western Central Pacific
Oestergrenia incerta		Northwest Pacific
Oestergrenia spatula		Southeast Atlantic and We
Oestergrenia variabilis		Northwest Pacific
Opheodesoma australiensis	Ticky snake sea cucumber	Indo-West Pacific
Opheodesoma clarki		Western Pacific
Opheodesoma glabra		Western Central Pacific
Opheodesoma grisea	Serpent synaptid	Indo-Pacific.	40 TL
Opheodesoma lineata		Western Central Pacific
Opheodesoma spectabilis	Conspicuous sea cucumber	Central Pacific
Opheodesoma variabilis		To be filled.
Ostergrenia variabilis		Western Pacific
Patinapta laevis		Western Central Pacific
Patinapta ooplax		Western Central Pacific	20 TL
Patinapta taiwanensis		Western Central Pacific
Polyplectana galatheae		Western Central Pacific
Polyplectana grisea		Western Central Pacific
Polyplectana kefersteini	Brown worm cucumber	Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Polyplectana kefersteinii		Indo-West Pacific
Polyplectana longogranula		To be filled.
Polyplectana nigra		Eastern Indian Ocean	20 TL
Polyplectana samoae		Western Central Pacific
Polyplectana unispicula		Western Central Pacific
Polyplectana zamboangae		Western Pacific
Protankyra albatrossi		To be filled.
Protankyra asymmetrica		Western Pacific
Protankyra benedeni		Western Central Atlantic.
Protankyra bidentata	Bidentate sea cucumber	Western Pacific
Protankyra brychia		Western Central Atlantic.	15 TL
Protankyra buitendijki		To be filled.
Protankyra errata		To be filled.
Protankyra innominata		To be filled.
Protankyra magnihamula		Northwest Pacific
Protankyra pseudodigitata		Northwest Pacific
Protankyra rodea		Western Central Pacific
Protankyra similis		To be filled.
Protankyra suensoni		Western Pacific
Protankyra tuticorenensis		To be filled.	19.4 TL
Protankyra uncinata		Southwest Pacific
Protankyra verrilli		Western Pacific
Rhabdomolgus ruber		To be filled.
Rynkatorpa coriolisi		To be filled.
Rynkatorpa pawsoni		To be filled.	0.714 TL
Synapta maculata	Maculated synaptid	Indo-West Pacific except	200 TL
Synaptula bandae		To be filled.
Synaptula denticulata		To be filled.	17.6 TL
Synaptula hydriformis		Western Atlantic	10 TL
Synaptula indivisa		To be filled.
Synaptula lactea		Western Pacific
Synaptula lamperti	Lampert's sea cucumber	Indo-West Pacific.	4.6 TL
Synaptula madreporica		Western Central Pacific
Synaptula media		Western Central Pacific	11.5 TL
Synaptula psara		Western Central Pacific	25 TL
Synaptula reciprocans		Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Synaptula recta		Indo-West Pacific
Synaptula reticulata		Western Central Pacific
Synaptula secreta		To be filled.
Synaptula spinifera		To be filled.	8.5 TL
Synaptula striata		To be filled.	60 TL
Synaptula virgata		Western Central Pacific

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