Holothuroid

Holothuria parva

• Group: Other
• IUCN status: DD

A small sea cucumber that hides under rocks on muddy intertidal flats, this holothurian swallows sediment without sorting it and digests the organic film inside. Its feeding constantly turns over and cleans the seabed.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Echinodermata › Holothuroidea › Holothuriida › Holothuriidae › Holothuria

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 210850.