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Three main structures weaken over a period of about 1–3 minutes, become soft and transparent, and eventually separate from their attachments. These are the basal part of the tentacles , the attachment points of the introvert retractor muscles to the longitudinal muscles (there are 10 of these), and the junction of intestine and cloaca .
Snot sea cucumbers come in varying shapes and sizes, with lengths from 1.9 to 3.5 in (50-90mm) . The sea cucumber has small circular armored spines on its side to help in anchoring the creature and helping it to bury in the seafloor. Two to three toothed arms help to anchor and to extract nutrients from the substrate.
Holothuria is the type genus of the marine animal family Holothuriidae, [1] part of the class Holothuroidea, commonly known as sea cucumbers. Members of the genus are found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions. They are soft-bodied, limbless invertebrates which dwell on the ocean floor and are usually detritivores.
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Holothuria stellati, also known as the Brown sea cucumber [2],is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. First described by Delle Chiaje in 1824. [ 3 ] There are two accepted subspecies, Holothuria stellati dakarensis and Holothuria stellati mammata , though there is still debate on whether or not they are separate species.
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Holothuria atra is a sea cucumber that can grow to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) but 20 centimetres (7.9 in) is a more common size. It has a smooth, pliable, entirely black skin which often has sand adhering to it, especially in smaller individuals.