Psolus chitonoides | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Dendrochirotida |
Family: | Psolidae |
Genus: | Psolus |
Species: | P. chitonoides
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Binomial name | |
Psolus chitonoides Clark, 1901[1]
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Psolus chitonoides, also known as the slipper sea cucumber, armoured sea cucumber, creeping armoured sea cucumber, or creeping pedal sea cucumber,[2] is a species of sea cucumber in the family Psolidae. It is found in shallow water on the western coast of North America. The scientific name "chitonoides" means resembling a chiton.