Leptosynapta dolabrifera
| Snot sea cucumber | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Synaptidae |
| Genus: | Leptosynapta Verrill, 1867 |
| Species: | L. dolabrifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosynapta dolabrifera Stimpson, 1855 | |
Leptosynapta dolabrifera, otherwise known as the snot sea cucumber, is one of 34 species of the Leptosynapta genus, of the Synaptidae family of sea cucumbers.
Description
Snot sea cucumbers have a small, 9.2 to 15.3 cm (3.6 to 6.0 in)[1][2] chubby or slender pink, purple, red [3] or white body and weigh 0.001 to 0.24 kg (0.0022 to 0.5291 lb) . They are covered in mucous and small spines called anchors.
Distribution
Snot sea cucumbers are native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.[2]
Habitat
Leptosynapta dolabrifera lives in rocky reefs and shores and depths as deep as 200 m.[2]
Feeding and Diet
Like most other sea cucumbers, snot sea cucumbers burrow themselves in sand or mud, and extracts nutrients with their tentacles. They excrete waste leaving behind trails of sand.
References
- http://www.ncmg.org.au/Stories/Story102.html - Nature Coast Marine Group Inc. (NCMG) - 28 May 2012
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ZwIUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Snot+Sea+Cucumber%22 - Australia's Southern Shores
- https://books.google.nl/books?id=8UfQr_CqFOUC&pg=PA1040&dq=%22Snot+Sea+Cucumber%22 - Encyclopedia Of The Aquatic World
- http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=241893
- http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b72f13ac-22ce-4aaa-8a44-da3f937b9514#names
- ↑ http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:b72f13ac-22ce-4aaa-8a44-da3f937b9514
- 1 2 3 Australian Museum (January 5, 2010). long, "Animal Species: Snot Sea Cucumber" Check
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