Leptosynapta

Leptosynapta
Leptosynapta clarki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Synaptidae
Genus: Leptosynapta
Verrill, 1867
Species

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Leptosynapta is a genus of sea cucumbers, in the family Synaptidae.

List of species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

  • Leptosynapta albicans (Selenka, 1867)
  • Leptosynapta ancoracuta Cherbonnier, 1954
  • Leptosynapta chela Mortensen, 1926
  • Leptosynapta circopatina Clark, 1924
  • Leptosynapta clarki Heding, 1928
  • Leptosynapta crassipatina Clark, 1924
  • Leptosynapta cruenta Cherbonnier, 1953
  • Leptosynapta decaria (Östergren, 1905)
  • Leptosynapta dolabrifera (Stimpson, 1855)
  • Leptosynapta galliennii (Herapath, 1865)
  • Leptosynapta geyserensis Cherbonnier, 1988
  • Leptosynapta imswe Pawson, 1976
  • Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  • Leptosynapta knysnaensis (Cherbonnier, 1952)
  • Leptosynapta latipatina Clark, 1921
  • Leptosynapta longhursti Cherbonnier, 1958
  • Leptosynapta macrankyra (Ludwig, 1898)
  • Leptosynapta marchadi Cherbonnier, 1963
  • Leptosynapta micropatina Heding, 1928
  • Leptosynapta minuta (Becher, 1906)
  • Leptosynapta multigranula Clark, 1924
  • Leptosynapta naiga Thandar & Rowe, 1989
  • Leptosynapta nannoplax Pawson, 1976
  • Leptosynapta oblonga Cherbonnier, 1988
  • Leptosynapta parvipatina Clark, 1924
  • Leptosynapta pustulosa Cherbonnier, 1970
  • Leptosynapta roseogradia Pawson, 1976
  • Leptosynapta steinitzi Cherbonnier, 1967
  • Leptosynapta tantula Cherbonnier, 1988
  • Leptosynapta tenuis (Ayres, 1851)
  • Leptosynapta transgressor Heding, 1928

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leptosynapta Verrill, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved Oct 22, 2025.