Galatheathuria

Hansen & Madsen, 1952

1 species

Large free swimming Synallactid holothurians. Body broad oval, divided into a main body with a lateral brim (by undulations of which the animal is supposed to swim) and a head like fore end without a swimming brim. Mouth central on the ventral side of the fore end. Tentacles rather dendritic and completely retractile. Anus dorsal posteriorly. Mid ventral radius with a few pairs of pedicels posteriorly. Some very small papillae in each dorsal radius. Respiratory trees present. Calcareous bodies: simple crosses with a high central projection. (Hansen & Madsen, 1952)