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sea
cucumbers text index
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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea > Order Apodida > Family Synaptidae |
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synaptid sea cucumber awaiting identification* Family Synaptidae updated Apr 08 Where seen? This long synaptid sea cucumber with bobbles along its body length. It is possibly seasonally common as sometimes, many individuals are encountered over a wide area during a single trip. In meadows with long ribbon-like seagrass species. Features: From 10-12cm to 30 cm long. Long soft body with four rows of bumps along the length of the body separated by four lines. Large feathery feeding tentacles. Each sea cucumber usually seen alone and not in groups. In various colours and patterns: dark maroon, pink, mottled brown, white. They may be different species. |
 Cyrene Reef, Mar 07 |
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 Pulau Semakau, Feb 09 |
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Big synaptid sea cucumbers on Singapore shores
 Pulau Semakau, Apr 08 |
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 Pulau Sekudu, Jun 05 |
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 Chek Jawa, Aug 05 |
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more photos and video clips of big synaptid sea cucumbers on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
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