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This is the second largest family of sea cucumbers with over 200 recognized species. [3]Accepted genera are: [1] Actinopyga Bronn, 1860 – 18 species; Bohadschia Jaeger, 1833 – 12 species
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ ˌ h ɒ l ə ˌ θj ʊəˈr ɔɪ d i ə, ˌ h oʊ l ə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. They are found on the sea floor worldwide.
Description and characteristics [ edit ] Species of the order Holothuriida are distinguished from other sea cucumbers by the presence of flattened, often leaf-like tentacles, but without the other large appendages found in the related order Elasipodida .
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.
Grey form from Japan. Holothuria edulis is a common and widespread species in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It lives on the seabed at depths down to 20 metres (66 ft). Its range extends from the Red Sea and East African coast to Sri Lanka, Japan, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, northern Australia and various Pacific islands. [1]
Holothuria grisea, the gray sea cucumber, is a mid-sized coastal species of sea cucumber found in shallow tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Southern Brazil and West Africa. [1]
Holothuroidea: Subclass: Paractinopoda: Order: Apodida: Families ... Characteristics. These sea cucumbers are vagile holothurians with an elongated shape ...
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.