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Respiratory trees, which branch out near the rectum of the animal are used for gas exchange as water is pumped through the anus. The respiratory trees are part of the organs that are expelled occasionally by the sea cucumber.
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It is cylindrical, cucumber or sausage-shaped, hence its name sea cucumber. It is found in all seas of the world, at all depths usually lying on the bottom on one flattened side, abounding on the British and European coasts, and from Nantucket northward to the rocky coasts of ... Sea Cucumber; Is It Plant Or Animal?
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Sea cucumber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sea cucumber can refer to: •Holothuroidea, a class of cucumber-shaped echinoderms •Sea cucumber (food), a food made from Holothuroidea Oloturia
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The sea cucumber is an important animal to the islands of Palau. Many ecological systems depend upon it as a food resource. The sea cucumber's eggs are a primary food source for many other sea creatures. A relative of the starfish, sea cucumbers are also invertebrates with soft bodies.
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The sea cucumber group is related to the sea stars, and other echinoderms. Its outside is covered with hundreds of tiny feet which have suction cups at their ends known as tube feet. It feeds with feathery tentacles, sifting the water to trap a food item.
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Animal Pictures Archive's Species Search Start Point ... A.P.A Home New Images Video Clips Sound Clips Clip Arts Korean Bulletin Board about Animals ... Animal Pictures Archive...
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Several of the 1,000 species of sea cucumbers look like cucumbers, though they come in a variety of shapes and sizes; some look more like pressed holly leaves. The mouth is at the front end and usually surrounded by branching tube feet. ... Animal Search...
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