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Updated 3/30/2014
Family
Synaptidae
HAWAII
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Synaptids are suspension-feeders having very thin skin with tiny embedded hooks used to cling
to anything it comes in contact with. For this reason they are
easily damaged when handled, especially with gloves. The body is
able to expand and contract a great deal using water pressure.
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Euapta
godeffroyi
Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 40 feet |
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LION'S
PAW SEA CUCUMBER
| Occasional under rocks in clear water. Very thin and flexible,
pale with brownish-black stripes edged with yellow. Euapta
tahitiensis is a less common species lacking yellow. At least 3 feet long when extended.
Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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