Orange-footed sea cucumber
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The Orange-footed sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) is the largest sea cucumber in New England.[1]
[edit] Description
45 cm long. Ten tentacles around the mouth.[2]
[edit] Habitat
rocks, crevices; low-tide Arctic water.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Leland W. Pollock 1998 - A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America -Rutgers University Press Page 276
- ^ Kenneth L. Gosner A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore - 1979 HMCo Field Guides Page 254
- ^ Andrew J. Martinez - 2003 - Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New England - Aqua Quest Publications Page 178
