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Sand Sea Cucumber

Holothuria arenicola

Classification

Evisceration is a method of autotomy involving the ejection of internal organs used by animals as a defensive strategy. Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea) eject parts of the gut in order to scare and defend against potential predators such as crabs and fish. The organs are regenerated in a few weeks by cells in the interior of the sea cucumber.

Distribution

(c) Francois Michonneau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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