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Cucumbers > Euapta tahitiensis
Updated 12/15/2015
Family
Synaptidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
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
tahitiensis
Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 40 feet
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TAHITIAN SEA CUCUMBER
Rare under rocks in clear water. Very thin and flexible,
pale with brownish-black stripes and bars lacking yellow seen with the
very similar Euapta
godeffroyi. At least 3 feet long when extended.
Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. |
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