Ovalidota

{{Speciesbox | image = | image_caption = | image2 = | image2_caption = | parent_authority = Pawson, 2004<ref name=Pawson2004/> | genus = Ovalidota | species = milleri | authority = Pawson, 2004<ref name=Pawson2004/> }}

'''''Ovalidota''''' is a genus of sea cucumber in the family Chiridotidae. It is represented by the single species '''''Ovalidota milleri'''''.<ref name=Pawson2004/><ref name=WoRMS2024/> It has been found at bathyal depths of 366-414 m at two localities in the Caribbean, near St. Vincent and at Grand Cayman Island. It is characterized by an egg-shaped body, a trait not found in any other member of the order Apodida, at the moment of its description.<ref name=Pawson2004/>

== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Pawson2004>{{Cite journal |last=Pawson |first=David L. |date=2004-07-09 |title=''Ovalidota milleri'', a new genus and species of bathyal sea cucumber from the Caribbean Sea (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Apodida) |url=https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.561.1.1 |journal=Zootaxa |language=en |volume=561 |issue=1 |pages=1–6 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.561.1.1 |issn=1175-5334|url-access=subscription }}</ref> <ref name=WoRMS2024>{{Cite taxon |WoRMS |title=''Ovalidota'' Pawson, 2004 |id=242129 |access-date=2025-08-24}}</ref> }}

Category:Chiridotidae Category:Taxa described in 2004 Category:Echinoderms of the Caribbean