Psolidae

Psolidae
	Psolus fabricii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Dendrochirotida
Family:	Psolidae; Burmeister, 1837
Genera
	Ceto Gistel, 1848; Ekkentropelma Pawson, 1971; Lissothuria Verrill, 1867; Neopsolidium Pawson, 1964; Psolidium Ludwig, 1886; Psolus Oken, 1815;
Synonyms
	Cuvieriadae Gray, 1842; Psolidae Forbes, 1841;

Psolidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine animals with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on the sea bed.

Description

Members of the family Psolidae are small and inconspicuous sea cucumbers found in crevices and under boulders. They have a crown of branched tentacles, calcareous plates on the skin of the trunk and a basal sole that can move across the substrate. Some genera have papillae above but these are lacking in species of the genus Psolus.^[1]