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SEA CUCUMBERS

SEA CUCUMBER

 Common Name:  Sea Cucumber

 Genus and Species:   L

 Phylum:  Echinodermata

 Class: Holothuroidea

 Identification:  When unmolested these long ( 2-9 inches) yellowish green to yellow worm like critters definitely stand out from their surroundings.  Additional warty protrusions form their skin are studded with minute spikes to ruin any predators ideas of eating them.  Also studding their length are additional small black spikes which hint at their relationship to sea urchins.

 Distribution:  This sea cucumber is the most dominant sea cucumber found in Southern California.  Typically located in sandy areas where it filters the sand for food, this sea cucumber may also be found perched on and in between rocks adjacent to large sand beds.  Its depth distribution varies from location to location depending upon the distribution of sand but is most common between 20 and 90 feet of water.

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