Phormosoma is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Phormosomatidae.
The genus was first described in 1872 by Charles Wyville Thomson. The type species is Phormosoma placenta.
Description Thomson describes the genus:
Species Species accepted by WoRMS are:
Phormosoma bursarium A. Agassiz, 1881 Phormosoma placenta Thomson, 1872 Phormosoma rigidum A. Agassiz, 1881 Phormosoma verticillatum Mortensen, 1904
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