General Description
Body thick and worm-like, soft translucent "sticky" surface. No tube feet. Tentacles with many digits. Commonly white, may be reddish-purple. Up to 9 cm long.
Biology
The two colour forms, white and red-purple, may indicate two separate species. Molecular genetic data are being sought to clarify this matter.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
In sediment near rocks, to depth of at least 24 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Worm-like, white or red-purple, no tube feet, tentacles with many digits.
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Colours
White, Purple, Red
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Maximum Size
9 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
(Stimpson, 1855)
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Common Name
Sea Cucumber
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Phylum
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
dolabrifera
