Squamocnus brevidentis Strawberry sea cucumber

Squamocnus brevidentis is commonly referred to as Strawberry sea cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA

Ocnus brevidentis, red morph, Strawberry Holothurian, Fiordland, New Zealand

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AphiaID:: 414264

Scientific:: Squamocnus brevidentis
German:: Seewalze
English:: Strawberry Sea Cucumber

Category:: Sea Cucumbers

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Dendrochirotida (Order) > Cucumariidae (Family) > Squamocnus (Genus) > brevidentis (Species)
Initial determination:: (Hutton, ), 1872

Occurrence:: New Zealand, South-Pazific
Sea depth:: 135 - 139 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 51.8 °F - 59 °F (11°C - 15°C)
Food:: Filter feeder, Plankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Squamocnus aureoruber
Squamocnus brevidentis
Seewalze
Squamocnus luteus
Squamocnus niveus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-10-26 20:19:41
Last edit:: 2016-10-26 20:19:41

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Squamocnus brevidentis (Hutton, 1872)

Squamocnus brevidentis is a small sea cucumber (size up to 5,50 cm) from New Zealand. This sea cucumber, commonly known as Strawberry sea cucumber , is bright red in colour with white flecks.

Such as other sea cucumber , this species is a filter feeder and feeds plankton eith its mouth tentacles.anton by using mouth tentacles.

Synonyms:
Cucumaria brevidentis
Cucumaria brevidentis var. carnleyensis
Thyone brevidentis

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Echinozoa (Subphylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Dendrochirotida (Order) > Cucumariidae (Family) > Squamocnus (Genus) > Squamocnus brevidentis (Species)

External links

Homepage Dr. Paddy Ryan (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
marinelife.ac.nz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Ocnus brevidentis, red morph, Strawberry Holothurian, Fiordland, New Zealand

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