Chiridota hydrothermica
Species of sea cucumber
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Chiridota hydrothermica is a species of sea cucumber in the family Chiridotidae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[2][3][4] It occupies all three types of chemosynthetic ecosystems; hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and organic fall. Unlike many other animals in similar environments, they do not host chemosynthetic bacteria.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Chiridotidae |
| Genus: | Chiridota |
| Species: | C. hydrothermica |
| Binomial name | |
| Chiridota hydrothermica Smirnov & Gebruk, 2000 | |
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