Neothyonidium magnum (Burrowing sea cucumber) at night
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Description: English: Neothyonidium magnum (Burrowing sea cucumber) at night. This species feeds by extending its tentacles in the water column to filter out food particles. It then brings each tentacle into its mouth cleaning them off one at a time. With tentacle inserted in its mouth in image below . Date: 09/04/06. Source: Own work. Author: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood. Camera location8° 33′ 20.6″ S, 125° 30′ 26.61″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -8.555722; 125.507392.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Echinozoa
- Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)
- Actinopoda
- Dendrochirotida
- Phyllophoridae
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