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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea |
| Armoured
sea cucumber awaiting identification* updated Jun 12 Where seen? This small sea cucumber is seen stuck very firmly onto rocks in dark places. Features: About 1cm long, very hard body. sausage shaped with a very flat base. Much like a limpet, it clamps tightly onto a hard surface with several rows of tiny tube feet. Mouth and anus facing upwards on conical protrusions. When submerged, short bushy feeding tentacles emerge from the mouth and tiny tube feet emerge all over the body. Sometimes mistaken for a tiny colony of hard corals or a hard ascidian. |
 Changi, Jun 12 |
 Changi, Jun 12 |
 Riws of tube feet on the flat underside. |
 Mouth (or anus) on conical protrusion. |
 Changi, Jun 12 |
 Short bushy feeding tentacles. |
 Tiny tube feet all over the body and on underside. |
Armoured sea cucumbers on Singapore shores
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