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Tag: holothurian

Abyss Biology Echinoderms Organisms Seamount

Holothurian Hill

Dr. M November 23, 2018 headless chickenholothurianNOAASea Cucumber

  Take a break from the madness of #blackfriday2018 & marvel at these swimming sea cucumbers, seen during recent #Okeanos expedition: https://t.co/HneVxh2JiI pic.twitter.com/MEYO9OKmQb — NOAA…

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Butt munchers

Dr. M March 6, 2013 anuscloacaechinodermfeedingholothurianrespiratory treeSea Cucumber

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…

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Opinion & Editorial Organisms

Examiner Taxonomy FAIL

Kevin Zelnio June 21, 2010 ExaminerholothurianjellyfishOil SpillSea 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…

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 6 & 7

Kevin Zelnio September 2, 2009 AsteroidAxial Seamountbrittle starCalderaCoaxialholothurianJuan de FucalavaOphiuroidPteropodrattailSea CucumbersSea Starssponge

A report from Dr. M while he is at sea in the northeast Pacific. You can also follow the expedition here. Monday was consumed with…

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Friday Deep-sea Picture: Sea cucumber stampede

Peter Etnoyer April 3, 2009 abyssechinoblogechinodermelasopodidherdholothurianJonathan WojcikKen SmithMBARI

Boggling bioturbators, Batman. It’s a wild herd of holothurians. Run for yur lives! Elasipodid holothurians are a dominant component of the mobile invertebrate megafauna on…

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