Georgette Douwma / Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum). The massive tentacular crown is the only part that is visible, the rest is buried in the sand. Feeds by picking particles out of the water with the tenta...
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Doug Perrine / Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi) five day old pup nuzzles its mother, Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii, USA. Mother has Cuvierian tubule (defensive ejecta of sea cucumber) stuck on head
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Georgette Douwma / Edible sea cucumber (Holothuria edulis) extruding sand, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Alex Mustard / Donkey dung sea cucumber (Holothuria mexicana) lifting its head up from the sand to spawn in late afternoon, East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea.
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Georgette Douwma / Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum), buried deep in the sand, feeds by filtering the water column with its tentacular crown, successively bringing each arm into its mouth to deliver food par...
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Georgette Douwma / Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum), buried deep in the sand, feeds by filtering the water column with its tentacular crown, successively bringing each arm into its mouth to deliver food par...
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Georgette Douwma / Burrowing sea cucumbers (Neothyonidium magnum) one white and one black, buried deep in the sand, feeds by filtering the water column with its tentacular crown, successively bringing each arm into its...
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Georgette Douwma / Burrowing sea cucumber (Neothyonidium magnum), buried deep in the sand, feeds by filtering the water column with its tentacular crown, successively bringing each arm into its mouth to deliver food par...
