Phormosoma

Phormosoma is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Phormosomatidae.

The genus was first described in 1872 by Charles Wyville Thomson. The type species is Phormosoma placenta.

Description

Thomson describes the genus:

Species

Species accepted by WoRMS are:

1. Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881
2. Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872
3. Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881
4. Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904

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