Sea Cucumbers and Brittle Stars, Part 2
44 entries in the Sea Cucumbers and Brittle Stars, Part 2 compendium.
OphiuraA cosmopolitan genus of echinoderms in the family Ophiuridae.Ophiozonella depressaDeep-sea brittle star with pentaradial symmetry and calcareous plates.Ophiocanops fugiensA primitive brittle star with disputed classification and unique anatomy.Ophiocomina nigraA large brittle star forming dense beds in the north-eastern Atlantic.Ophioderma wahlbergiiAn opportunistic brittle star adapted to coral reef depths.OphiuridaeA large family of brittle stars with simple, unbranched arms.PorosothyoneEarliest body fossil of a sea cucumber, from the Silurian of Australia.Chiridota albatrossiiA North Pacific sea cucumber first collected by the steamship Albatross.SynaptidaeSea cucumbers lacking tube feet and radial canals.Euapta godeffroyiA nocturnal deposit feeder with anchor spicules for adhesion.Euapta lappaA worm-like sea cucumber with sticky ossicles and peristaltic locomotion.Leptosynapta dolabriferaA small, mucus-covered sea cucumber with remarkable regenerative abilities.Synapta maculataOne of the longest sea cucumbers, found in tropical Indo-Pacific waters.Synaptula lampertiA sea cucumber that moves with hooks and feeds on a specific sponge.Synaptula rectaA nocturnal sea cucumber with anchor-like spicules for traction.Synaptula spiniferaA small, endemic sea cucumber from Kakaban's anchialine lagoon.DendrochirotidaSea cucumbers with branched tentacles and suspension-feeding habits.Lissothuria nutriensA small, bright red-orange sea cucumber of California tide pools.Psolus chitonoidesA toxic, scaly sea cucumber found on North America's western coast.Amperima roseaA deep-sea cucumber known for a massive population surge.Elpidia glacialisAbyssal sea cucumber found across Arctic and North Atlantic basins.Elpidia minutissimaDeep-sea swimming sea cucumber with variable podia and population swings.Scotoplanes globosaA deep-sea sea cucumber that walks on tube feet.PelagothuriaThe only true pelagic sea cucumber, resembling a jellyfish.Pelagothuria natatrixThe only known truly pelagic sea cucumber, resembling a jellyfish.PsychropotidaeDeep-sea swimming sea cucumbers with variable ranges and a dorsal sail.Psychropotes longicaudaA deep-sea sea cucumber with a sail-like larval appendage.HolothuriidaeFamily of sea cucumbers with sticky defensive threads.Bohadschia argusA sea cucumber with eyespots and defensive Cuvierian tubules.Bohadschia marmorataA detritivorous sea cucumber that ejects defensive sticky threads.Holothuria atraA black sea cucumber that emits toxic red fluid when threatened.Holothuria cinerascensAshy sea cucumber: a nutritious, pharmaceutically valuable broadcast spawner.Holothuria cubanaA sea cucumber found in shallow Atlantic and Caribbean waters.Holothuria difficilisA sea cucumber with noxious defenses and dual reproductive modes.Holothuria edulisA pink-and-black sea cucumber valued as food and in aquariums.Holothuria floridanaA sea cucumber found in warm Caribbean and Gulf waters.Holothuria forskaliA black sea cucumber that ejects sticky white threads to deter predators.Holothuria fuscogilvaA commercially valuable sea cucumber vulnerable to overfishing in the Indo-Pacific.Holothuria fuscopunctataA large, slow-maturing sea cucumber of the tropical Indo-Pacific.Holothuria glaberrimaA sea cucumber used as a model for regeneration research.Holothuria griseaA coastal sea cucumber harvested in Brazil, not currently overfished.Holothuria hillaA detritivorous sea cucumber found in Indo-Pacific and Red Sea.Holothuria impatiensA wide-ranging sea cucumber that expels sticky tubules when disturbed.Holothuria leucospilotaA medium-sized sea cucumber found in shallow Indo-Pacific waters.
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