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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Happy Spring! Here's some bright pink and orange sea cucumbers (sea apples)! WOO!

Tentacles of the warty pink sea cucumber (Colochirus quadrangularis)
Fantastic image by Arthur Anker-Colochirus quadrangularis 
Today, we welcome spring with these awesome brightly colored sea cucumbers from the tropical Indo-Pacific!

My thanks again to Arthur Anker, WildSingapore and other photographers who have put their images up to enjoy!

Warty pink sea cucumber (Colochirus quadrangularis)
Fantastic image by Arthur Anker-Colochirus quadrangularis

Pink-orange sea cucumber (Cercodemas anceps)
Cercodemas anceps by Arthur Anker
Another Cercodemas from Wildsingapore!
Pink warty sea cucumber (Cercodemas anceps)


Pink warty sea cucumber (Cercodemas anceps)

A nice one of Cercodemas with the feeding arms extended
Pink warty sea cucumber (Cercodemas anceps)

And here's BOTH Cercodemaas AND Colochirus! 
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Sea apple - the most colourful sea cucumber in the world
Sea apple - the most colourful sea cucumber in the world



Pseudocolochirus olivaceus. Images below by Arthur Anker, Singapore Marine Biodiversity Survey.

Another nice Pseudocolochirus shot by Jeff Mullins (underwater komodo)
Sea Apple - Cannibal Rock - Komodo

The feeding end of Pseudocolochirus. Image by Arne Kuilman
Power feeder (Pseudocolochirus violaceus)

A nice close up of the tentacles in a sea apple. Image by Pat M. Williams
Sea Apple


and finally, here's  a video of one in its habitat (this one from Hong Kong)


3 comments:

  1. how do starfish think..

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  2. Thank you for featuring some of Singapore's sea cucumbers on your wonderful blog. Your posts always make my day!

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  3. You're welcome! thank you for allowing the pictures to be available for everyone to enjoy!

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