Species Identification
Species Identification: Find Species
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Synaptidae

Genus: Leptosynapta

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25 species
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Leptosynapta albicans
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Leptosynapta bergensis
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Leptosynapta brasilensis
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Leptosynapta chela
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Leptosynapta circopatina
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Leptosynapta clarki
[Burrowing sea cucumber]
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Leptosynapta crassipatina
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Leptosynapta cruenta
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Leptosynapta decaria
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Leptosynapta galliennii
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Leptosynapta imswe
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Leptosynapta inhaerens
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Max. Length 7.8 cm TL

 
Leptosynapta knysnaensis
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Leptosynapta latipatina
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Leptosynapta makrankyra
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Leptosynapta minuta
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Leptosynapta multigranula
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Leptosynapta naiga
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Max. Length 3.1 cm TL

 
Leptosynapta nannoplax
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Leptosynapta parvipatina
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Max. Length 4 cm TL

 
Leptosynapta roseogradia
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Leptosynapta roseola
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Leptosynapta roxtona
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Leptosynapta tenuis
[White synapta]
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Leptosynapta transgressor
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