Tag: Sea cucumber

60/150: A beautiful, colourful sea cucumber hiding its beauty in-between crevices

May 25, 2017

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by

Sarah Chan

in #Biodiversity150

Animalia: Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida: Cucumariidae: Cucumaria: Cucumaria miniata Brandt, 1835 The Orange Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria miniata) is easily recognizable by its distinct orange pigment. This radiant colouration is the result of the pigment created by cinnabar or vermilion. Sea cucumbers are related to sea stars and sea urchins, they are all from the phylum Echinodermata,…