Phormosoma
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| Phormosoma | |
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| Phormosoma bursarium (AM MA78710) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Echinothurioida |
| Family: | Phormosomatidae |
| Genus: | Phormosoma Thomson, 1872 |
Phormosoma is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Phormosomatidae.[1]
The genus was first described in 1872 by Charles Wyville Thomson.[1][2] The type species is Phormosoma placenta.[1]
