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Warty
sea cucumber
Cercodemas anceps
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On
Chek Jawa, Warty sea cucumbers appear to be seasonal. Being colourful
too, it is often confused with the Thorny sea cucumber. However, the
Warty sea cucumber is not encountered as frequently as the Thorny
sea cucumber.
These sea cucumbers have colourful feeding tentacles which are withdrawn
when the animal is out of water or feels threatened. To see these
tentacles, leave the animal in water and don't disturb it. You may
have to be patient and wait for the animal to feel safe before it
extends its delicate branched feeding tentacles.
Warty food: Warty sea cucumbers
gather food particles suspended in the water with their feeding tentacles.
These are inserted one by one into the mouth in the centre and wiped
clean of any edible bits. |
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quick
facts
6-8cm, seasonally common in the seagrass lagoon
Classification:
Class Holothuroidea
Phylum Echinodermata |
