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| sea cucumbers text index | photo index |
| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea |
| Polka-dotted
sea cucumber Bohadschia ocellata* Family Holothuriidae updated Apr 2020 Where seen? This pale sea cucumber with polka dots is sometimes seen on sandy areas among seagrasses at Changi. It was previously known as Holothuria ocellata. Features: 6-8cm long. Body spindle-shaped (pointed at both ends) cylindrical with an obvious flat underside, resulting in a ridge along the sides of the body. The polka dots comprise dark circles around very short pale conical bumps. The polka dots are found on the upper and underside. It has short feeding tentacles with bushy tips. Colours pale lilac to white, patterns purplish or brownish. According to Teo Siyang and Lionel Ng, the sea cucumber prefers to be buried in the sand, and other studies suggest it is usually deeply buried. Indeed, we often only encounter this animal at night or near sunrise. |
 Changi, Jul 08 |
 Circles around short conical bumps. |
 Feeding tentacles. |
 Obvious flat underside. |
 Mouth |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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| Polka-dotted sea cucumbers on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Ossicles of the sea cucumber. |
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