General Description
Body thick and sausage-shape, soft, covered with tube feet, reddish-brown to white. Adults lacking body wall ossicles. Up to 12 cm long.
Biology
This species frequently extrudes its intestine when disturbed, which then regenerates. They often have a covering of small stones and pieces of plant and shell attached around the body for camouflage.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Buried in sand under rocks, to depth of at least 12 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Sausage shape, tube feet, red-brown to white.
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Colours
Red, Brown, White
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Maximum Size
12 cm
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Habitats
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Diet
Organic matter
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Joshua, 1914)
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Common Name
Sea Cucumber
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Phylum
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
vestiens
