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Table 7: Types of development in sea cucumbers 



Species 



Type of 

 development 



Source 



Order Dendrochirotida 

 Family Cucumariidae 



Cucumaria laevigata 



Brood care 



Hyman, 1955 



Cucumaria glacialis 



Same 



Mortensen, 1894 



Cucumaria parva 



Same 



Hyman, 1955 



Cucumaria curata 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria lateralis 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria crocea 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria joubini 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria ijimai 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria lamperti 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria planci 



Lecithotrophic larva 



Same 



Cucumaria coatsi 



Brood care 



Same 



Cucumaria vaneyi 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria echinata 



Lecithotrophic larva 



Ohshima, 1921 



Cucumaria elongata 



Lecithotrophic larva 



Chia and Buchanan, 1969 



Cucumaria saxicola 



Same 



Thorson, 1946 



Cucumaria normani 



Same 



Same 



Cucumaria frondosa 



Same 



Same 



Pseudocucumis africanus 



Brood care 

 Family Phyllophoridae 



Hyman, 1955 



Thyone rubra 



Brood care 

 Family Sclerodactylidae 



Same 



Thyone briareus 



Direct development 

 Family Phyllophoridae 



Ohshima, 1925 



Thyone imbricata 



Brood care 

 Family Psolidae 



Hyman, 1955 



P solus ephippifer 



Same 



Same 



Psolus antarcticus 



Same 



Same 



Psolus granulosus 



Same 



Same 



Psolus koehleri 



Same 



Same 



Psolus punctatus 



Same 



Same 



Psolus figulus 



Same 



Same 



Psolus phantapus 



Lecithotrophic larva 



Thorson, 1946 



Thyonepsolus nutriens 



Brood care 



Hyman, 1955 



Psolidium incubans 



Same 

 Family Phyllophoridae 



Same 



Phyllophorus urna 



Brood care 



Hyman, 1955 



