General Description
Body soft, banana-shaped, violet-grey to blue-grey, usually with a purple colouration and darker oral and anal ends. Up to 7 cm long.
Biology
This species lives concealed in sediment under rocks and is difficult to find. There are a number of species along the southern coast of Australia that look very similar and can only be distinguished from each other by very small details of their morphology. In 2007 several new species were formally described from material that was previously assigned to this species.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
In sand and other sediment under rocks, to depth of at least 6 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Banana shape, greyish purple with black ends.
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Colours
Blue, Grey, Purple
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Maximum Size
7 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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Class
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
mutans
