Some animals vent their anuses. And, no, I’m not referring to the act of waving a hand around ones posterior to diffuse the gaseous remnants of chilidogs. Some sea stars, sea cucumbers, crinoids, worms, and crustaceans all pump huge volumes of water into and out of their anus. Why would you do this outside of . . . → Read More: Butt munchers
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By Dr. M, on  March 6th, 2013  8 comments  Adaptations, Organisms  anus, cloaca, echinoderm, feeding, holothurian, respiratory tree, Sea Cucumber By Kevin Zelnio, on June 22nd, 2010 5 comments Expeditions, Oil Spills Gulf of Mexico, Oil Spill, R/V Cape Hatteras, Sea Cucumber The ‘hidden’ ecological catastrophe is manifesting itself…. Starting yesterday night we have been seeing a large number of dead sea cucumbers floating on the surface. These animals live on the bottom of the ocean where they feed on sediment and suspended organic matter. I would estimate the number of dead sea cucumbers to be in . . . → Read More: Mass Murder of Sea Cucumbers near the Deepwater Site
By Kevin Zelnio, on June 21st, 2010 4 comments Opinion & Editorial, Organisms Examiner, holothurian, jellyfish, Oil Spill, Sea Cucumber Do I really need to point out the error here? At least they got it down to Kingdom correctly… Click on the image to go to the original article. UPDATE: The critter is a pelagic sea cucumber, phylum Echinodermata, genus Enypniastes which is #20 on our list The 27 Best Deep-Sea Species. I can’t . . . → Read More: Examiner Taxonomy FAIL
By Dr. M, on July 6th, 2009 2 comments Carnivals & Link Love, Organisms abyss, abyssal plain, deep sea, echinoderm, Gastropod, parasites, Sea Cucumber, sea pig Dr. Mah direct quoate, “Small snails (genus Stilapex) that work their way into the body wall and suck on their juices!! So, what's weirder then sea pigs??? SEA PIG SNAIL PARASITES!!!!” Photo from Australian R/V Tangaroa weekly log Everything you ever wanted to know about sea pigs (Holothuroidea: Scotoplanes sp.) from the Echinoblog. The best . . . → Read More: Sea Pigs
By Dr. M, on March 21st, 2008 One comment Adaptations Apple Snail, Busycon, Gastropoda, Holothuria, Mollusca, Predation, Radula, Sea Cucumber In general, among Mollusks, the mouth opens into a buccal cavity. In most classes of Mollusks, the buccal cavity contains a tongue called the odontophore. The odontophore possess multiple rows of teeth called radula that chitonous and flexible. Among Mollusks the number of teeth can range from a few to over 100,000. The size, . . . → Read More: On How Mollusks are Cooler Than Echinoderms (or anything else) Pt. 3: The Radula
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