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Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea

Photo by n-pua-ina8
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Field Notes

Description:

Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea. They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide.

Habitat:

Mainly the ocean floor

Notes:

Higher classification can be Echinozoa
Hawaiian Name: Loli

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KarenL
Move to the "others" category.
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PublishedMay 10, 2013

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