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Holoturia, Pepino de mar negro, Sea cucumbers

Holothuria forskali

Photo by eulalia rubio
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Field Notes

Description:

Especie de pepino de mar en la familia Holothuriidae.
Los pepinos de mar son invertebrados marinos y están estrechamente relacionados con el erizo de mar y estrellas de mar. All these groups tend to be radially symmetric and have a water vascular system that operates by hydrostatic pressure, enabling them to move around by use of many suckers known as tube feet. Todos estos grupos tienden a ser radialmente simétrica y tienen un sistema vascular de agua que funciona mediante la presión hidrostática, lo que les permite moverse por el uso de muchos retoños conocidos como pies de tubo. Sea cucumbers are usually leathery, gherkin-shaped animals with a cluster of short tentacles at one end. Los pepinos de mar son generalmente de cuero, con forma de pepinillo.
Tiene un cuerpo cilíndrico y puede crecer hasta treinta centímetros de largo. It is usually deep brown or black but sometimes has an underlying yellowish mottling, especially on the underside. Por lo general es de color marrón oscuro o negro.

Habitat:

Cala Fría, Cabo de Palos (Murcia).

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