APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Leptosynapta sp. possibly Leptosynapta inhaerens (O.F. Müller, 1776) - A synaptid sea cucumber
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Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- lateral view 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- lateral view 2

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- anterior 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- oral view / mouth 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- oral view / mouth 2

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- oral view / mouth 3

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- oral view / mouth 4

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- tentacle 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- tentacle 2

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- surface detail 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- close-up of plates in skin 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- anchor type plate in skin 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- on gravel 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- on gravel 2

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- habitat / medium 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- habitat / location 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- habitat / location 2

PLATES - under microscope

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plates 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plates, anchors from body wall and from muscle band 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plates, anchors from body wall and from muscle band with 0.1mm division rule 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plate from body wall 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plate from body wall with 0.1mm division rule 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plate from tentacle 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plate from tentacle 2

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- plate from tentacle with 0.1mm division rule 1

Synaptid sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.
possibly L. inhaerens
- a selection of plates from the muscle band 1

The specimen above has an oral diameter of 9mm (including tentacles), it was found on digging for juvenile peanut worms, Golfingia vulgaris, using a small plastic trowel. The substrate being a mix of small gravel, sand and mud. Gillan Harbour, St. Anthony-in-Meneage, Cornwall, 22.10.20.

Leptosynapta inhaerens common white synapta synaptidae synaptid sea cucumber holothurian images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.