orange-footed sea cucumber

Cucumaria frondosa

Classification

Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Cucumariidae

The orange-footed sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) is a species of sea cucumber. It is one of the most abundant and widespread species of holothurians within the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea (Russia), being most abundant along the eastern coast of North America. Description These sea cucumbers reach around 20 cm (8 in) in length and have ten branched oral tentacles ranging in colour from orange to black.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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orange-footed sea cucumber

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