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Family Psolidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Psolus chitonoides

Ogden Point, Victoria, Canada, 40 feet

ARMORED, SLIPPER or RED SEA CUCUMBER

Attached to rocks in current-swept areas.  Resembles a chiton or tunicate when tentacles are retracted.  Attains 3 inches.  Alaska to Baja California.