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deep sea cucumber

Scotoplanes globosa

Classification

Scotoplanes globosa, commonly known as the sea pig, is a species of sea cucumber that lives in the deep sea. It was first described by Hjalmar Théel, a Swedish scientist. Scotoplanes globosa, along with numerous other sea cucumbers were discovered by Théel during an expedition on HMS Challenger between the years of 1873-1876.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1