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| Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea > Order Apodida > Family Synaptidae |
| Sponge
synaptid sea cucumber awaiting identification* Family Synaptidae updated Apr 2020 Where seen? This small synaptid sea cucumber is commonly seen in groups on all kinds of sponges on many of our Northern shores. Features: 5-8cm long, can stretch out 15cm. Body cylindrical, thin skinned. Some are smooth, others with bumps in four rows along the body. Colours uniformly white, pink, purple (ranging from lilac to mauve and deep purple). Some with darker stripes made up of tiny dashes. Feeding tentacles short and feathery, often also with stripes. Sometimes mistaken for worms. Here's more on how to tell apart worm-like animals. |
 Chek Jawa, Jul 05 |
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 Chek Jawa, Jul 05 |
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 Chek Jawa, May 04 |
 Sometimes long with large bumps. Cyrene Reef, Mar 07 |
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 Uniform colour, no obvious stripes between bumps. |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
| Sponge synaptid sea cucumbers on Singapore shores |
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