General Description
Body worm-like, soft, red-brown to bright red. Up to 2 cm long.
Biology
In this species the sexes are not separate, and all adult specimens have one or a few developing juveniles in thin brood sacs (bursa) in the internal body cavity (coelom). Brood juveniles grow up to a quarter of the parent size in the coelom before breaking out through the body wall which then heals.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
On seaweed, 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
Worm-like, soft, red.
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Colours
Red, Brown
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Maximum Size
2 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: Critically Endangered, EPBC Act 1999: 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
O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1992
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Common Name
Sea Cucumber
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Phylum
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Class
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
bursatus
