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"Cucumbers have an edible wax added to the skin to prevent moisture loss and slow down oxidation," adds Brian Chau, food scientist and principal of Chau Time, a San Francisco-based food ...
The anatomy of the sea cucumber consists of the esophagus, the stomach, and the intestine. The esophagus connects the mouth to the stomach, and it is the most anterior of this three-section digestive tract. The intestine is the most posterior of the three-section digestive tract, and it lies between the stomach and the anus.
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.
The English cucumber has a thinner skin, subtler seeds and a sweeter flavor. Find out what else distinguishes English cucumbers from American cukes. The post What Is an English Cucumber? appeared ...
Sclerodactyla briareus is an elongated oval or cigar-shaped sea cucumber and grows to about 15 centimetres (5.9 in). It often adopts a characteristic pose with both ends raised above the substrate. At the anterior end there is a mouth surrounded by a ring of ten, short, branched feeding tentacles. [2]
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The warty sea cucumber can reach a maximum length of 30–40 cm (1 ft 0 in – 1 ft 4 in). [2] It has a soft, cylindrical body, with red-brown to yellowish leathery skin. There are numerous grey spots along its body, hence the name "warty." It has an endoskeleton just below the skin. The mouth and anus are on opposite sides of the body.