Illustrations of several species of sea cucumber. They are marine animals that life on the sea floor worldwide. Holothurians are often harvested for human consumption, sold under the names trepang, balate, or sea slug.
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Ægirus
"Ægirus puncitilucens (dorsal view)"-Whitney, 1902... |
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Æolis
"Æolis coronata, dorsal view."-Whitney, 1902... |
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Actinia
"A genus of marine animals closely allied to the Hydraform Polypi, but of much greater size, and always living separately, very generally affixed by the base of rocks or shells. The olk genus Actinia... |
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Actinia
"A genus of marine animals closely allied to the Hydraform Polypi, but of much greater size, and always living separately, very generally affixed by the base of rocks or shells. The olk genus Actinia... |
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Anemone
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied to them about a century ago by Ellis, one of the most celebrated investigators of the departme... |
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Anemone
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied to them about a century ago by Ellis, one of the most celebrated investigators of the departme... |
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Anemone
"A popular name of the species of actinia and some other Actiniadae. It seems to have been first applied to them about a century ago by Ellis, one of the most celebrated investigators of the departme... |
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Anemone
"Sea anemone dissected; c, tentacles; d, mouth; e, stomach; white lines above k, the mesenteries." —Davison, 1906... |
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Cristatella Mucedo
"The whole internal cavity in these animals is occupied by little, white tubes. The mouth opens at the extremity of the body; it forms a sort of funnel, surrounded like a crown with an elegant circle ... |
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Cucumber, Sea
A sea cucumber may be compared t a sea urchin that has been drawn out in the direction of the pole - that is, from mouth to anus (Colton, 1903).... |
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Dissection, Holothurian
"Dissection of Holothurian (Holothuria tubulosa) from the ventral surface." t, tentacles; tf, scattered tube-feet; c, calcareous ring; a, ampullae of tentacles; r, circular vessel; st, stone canal; o,... |
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Holothuria Tubule
An illustration of a sea cucumber. The sea cucumber (also known as trepang, bêche-de-mer, balate, or ambiguously, sea slug) is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body a... |
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Holothuria Tubulosa (Larva)
An illustration of the larval form of the Holothuria tubulosa, sea cucumber. ... |
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Lemon, Sea
A large sea cucumber. ... |
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Oneirophanta Mutabilis
An illustration of a Oneirophanta Mutabilis, a type of sea cucubmer. The sea cucumber (also known as trepang, bêche-de-mer, balate, or ambiguously, sea slug) is an echinoderm of the class Holot... |
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Phyllophorus Urna
An illustration of a Phyllophorus Urna.... |
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Plumatella Cristallina
A magnified view of the extension of a Sea Cucumber.... |
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Sea Cucumber
Sea cucumber dissected to show alimentary canal.... |
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Sea Cucumber
An interior view of a sea cucumber. The sea cucumber (also known as trepang, bêche-de-mer, balate, or ambiguously, sea slug) is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body ... |
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Sea-cucumber, angular
"The Angular Sea-Cucumber, C. pentactes, is also a European species, with double rows of warty suckers." — Goodrich, 1859... |
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Sea-cucumber, common
"Sea-Cucumbers are of various forms, some of the species being found in nearly all seas. They generally live among sea-weed or in mud, and are supposed to seize their prey by their tentacles. ... |
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Sea-Orange
A type of sea cucumber that is a beautiful rose-color with fine white stripes running from end to end. ... |
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Spicules, Holothurian
"Spicules of Holothurians. The series 1-6 shows stages in the development of an anchor and a plate in a Synapta. The series A-E shows stages in the development of a wheel in Chiridota, a synaptid." -T... |