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.

Sea Cucumbers and Gherkins (Class Holothuroidea)

Apodida (Order) > Synaptidae (Family)

Oestergrenia
Oestergrenia digitata (Montagu, 1815)
- A sea cucumber (with anchors and plates)
Oestergrenia digitata (Montagu, 1815)
- A sea cucumber (auricularia from plankton sample)

Aspidochirotida (Order) > Holothuriidae (Family)

Holothuria
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823
- Cotton spinner or Black sea cucumber

Dendrochirotida (Order) > Cucumariidae (Family)

Aslia
Aslia lefevrei (Barrois, 1882) - Brown sea cucumber

Ocnus
Ocnus lacteus (Forbes & Goodsir, 1839)
- A Sea cucumber

Pawsonia
Pawsonia saxicola (Brady & Robertson, 1871)
- A Sea gherkin

Dendrochirotida (Order) > Phyllophoridae (Family)

Thyone
Thyone fusca Pearson, 1903 - A Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita Hérouard, 1889 - A Sea cucumber

Photography of juvenile specimens
Juvenile Sea gherkin from Newlyn Marina, 11.07.15.
Juvenile Sea gherkin from Newlyn Marina, 23.07.15.

Various images of Sea cucumbers and gherkins

Holothurians found in plankton samples

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