DSG - Peniagone gracilis

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Peniagone gracilis Author: Ludwig, 1894 MBARI 2011: D321-06 Click here for a larger image. Click here for a larger image. Reference photo for measuring the length of this animal. Do not measure the feeding tentacles. MBARI 2011: D321-06 Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: Eukaryota (superkingdom) Animalia (kingdom) Echinodermata (phylum) Holothuroidea (class) Elasipodida (order) Elpidiidae (family) Peniagone (genus) Peniagone gracilis (species) Description General: Adults are small in size and with no sharp 90 degree inflection at "head"; cannot see feeding tentacles. Indistinguishable on video from young Peniagone sp. A.. Identified from samples D232 E-J. Geographic Information Habitat description: Benthic, soft sediment. Additional Information Consulting taxonomist: David Pawson, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Hansen, B. (1975). Systematics and biology of the deep-sea holothurians: Part 1 Elasipoda. Scandinavian Science Press, Copenhagen, Denmark. 262 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: Peniagone gracilis (Ludwig, 1894) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Peniagone%20gracilis. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-10-31.
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