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A, Rods from tip of dorsal papillae. B, Rods from ventral tube feet. C, Central plate from fragmented terminal disc. D, In toto view of fragmented terminal disc. E, Spiny rods from cloacal wall. F, Rods from cloacal retractor muscle. G, Rods from longitudinal muscle. Scale A& F = 50 mm; Scale B,E,G = 10 mm; Scale C = 100 mm; Scale D = 200 mm.
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Actinopyga caerulea sp. nov. as photographed in situ in Comoros (A), Sulawesi (B), Bali (C) and Papua New Guinee (D).(Picture A by D. VandenSpiegel; B by D. Lane; C by R. Myers and D by P. Colins).
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One of the two syntypes of A. bannwarthi Panning, 1944 as deposited in the ZMH (ZMH E. 5902) (A) dorsal view, (B) ventral view.
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Indian Arm, British Columbia, Canada. Shallow subtidal.
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from the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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Sechelt Inlet, British Columbia
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Indian Arm, British Columbia
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A large sea cucumber that reaches 50 cm long. Sechelt Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. Shallow subtidal zone.
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A large sea cucumber that reaches 50 cm long. Sechelt Inlet, British Columbia, Canada. Shallow subtidal zone.
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Barkley Sound, British Columbia
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2012-10-13. by Dr. WJ Chen from SiaoLioucious, Pingtung County, Taiwan, ROC
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Sea cucumbers are caught and eaten as beche de mer. They eat sand and detritus, digest the detritus and expel "clean" sand at the other end. One of the strangest symbiotic relationships in the ocean is with the pearl fish which lives inside the cucumber's anus during the day, and emerges at night to feed. They need to move to a better neighbourhood...
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Trois Bassins, Arrondissement of Saint-Paul, Reunion
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Onna, Okinawa, Japan
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Tambanan, Sabah, Malaysia
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