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Psolus
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Psolus

Psolus is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Psolidae, marine animals with long bodies, leathery skins and tentacles, that inhabit the sea bed.

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56 branches of this genus, most-observed first

armored sea cucumber

speciesPsolus chitonoides

Scarlet Sea Cucumber

speciesPsolus fabricii

Arctic Armored Cucumber

speciesPsolus phantapus

Psolus squamatus

speciesPsolus squamatus

Patagonian Rock Sea Cucumber

speciesPsolus patagonicus

Antarctic rock sea cucumber

speciesPsolus antarcticus

Psolus segregatus

speciesPsolus segregatus

Psolus diomedeae

speciesPsolus diomedeae

Psolus tuberculosus

speciesPsolus tuberculosus

Psolus agulhasicus

speciesPsolus agulhasicus

Psolus capensis

speciesPsolus capensis

Psolus griffithsi

speciesPsolus griffithsi

Psolus imperfectus

speciesPsolus imperfectus

Psolus paradubiosus

speciesPsolus paradubiosus

Psolus cherbonnieri

speciesPsolus cherbonnieri

Psolus mannarensis

speciesPsolus mannarensis

Psolus pawsoni

speciesPsolus pawsoni

Psolus solidus

speciesPsolus solidus

Psolus byrdae

speciesPsolus byrdae

Psolus lockhartae

speciesPsolus lockhartae

Psolus parantarcticus

speciesPsolus parantarcticus

Psolus salottii

speciesPsolus salottii

Psolus springthorpei

speciesPsolus springthorpei

Psolus heardi

speciesPsolus heardi

Psolus atlantis

speciesPsolus atlantis

Psolus steuarti

speciesPsolus steuarti

Psolus operculatus

speciesPsolus operculatus

Psolus ephippifer

speciesPsolus ephippifer

Psolus murrayi

speciesPsolus murrayi

Psolus peronii

speciesPsolus peronii

Psolus pourtalesi

speciesPsolus pourtalesi

Psolus digitatus

speciesPsolus digitatus

Psolus belgicae

speciesPsolus belgicae

Psolus nummularis

speciesPsolus nummularis

Psolus tessellatus

speciesPsolus tessellatus

Psolus fimbriatus

speciesPsolus fimbriatus

Psolus propinquus

speciesPsolus propinquus

Psolus levis

speciesPsolus levis

Psolus membranaceus

speciesPsolus membranaceus

Psolus granulosus

speciesPsolus granulosus

Psolus macrolepis

speciesPsolus macrolepis

Psolus ascidiiformis

speciesPsolus ascidiiformis

Psolus punctatus

speciesPsolus punctatus

Psolus complicatus

speciesPsolus complicatus

Psolus figulus

speciesPsolus figulus

Psolus depressus

speciesPsolus depressus

Psolus dubiosus

speciesPsolus dubiosus

Psolus eximius

speciesPsolus eximius

Psolus hypsinotus

speciesPsolus hypsinotus

Psolus parvulus

speciesPsolus parvulus

Psolus arnaudi

speciesPsolus arnaudi

Psolus megaloplax

speciesPsolus megaloplax

Psolus tropicus

speciesPsolus tropicus

Psolus carolineae

speciesPsolus carolineae

Psolus pauper

speciesPsolus pauper

Psolus japonicus

speciesPsolus japonicus

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