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Sea cucumber

Photo by Janet Duffy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Rather slimy skin with echinoderm characteristics and radial symmetry shown in mouth area. Found in 3 ft if water.. Looked distressed

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico salt water

Notes:

Exuded slimy threads upon capture before release

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Comments (2)
Leuba Ridgway
A nice spotting ! do you have photos of the whole animal with the ends, to add to this?
mcaul6515
Did you pick it up? THey look so slimy and gross!
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PublishedJuly 21, 2013

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