Dendrochirotida
Dendrochirotida(class Holothuroidea, subclass Dendrochirotacea) An order of sea cucumbers in which the tentacles are enlarged to form branching, tree-like structures, ciliated and adapted to collect food from the plankton.
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dendritic , dendritic •achromatic, acrobatic, Adriatic, aerobatic, anagrammatic, aquatic, aristocratic, aromatic, Asiatic, asthmatic, athematic, attic, autocrati… Sea Cucumber , sea cucumber, any of the flexible, elongated echinoderms belonging to the class Holothuroidea. Although sea cucumbers have the basic echinoderm radia… Tree Shrews , Tree shrews
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