Leptosynapta inhaerens

Leptosynapta inhaerens[1] is a marine species of sea cucumber that lives buried in the sand on shores.

Leptosynapta inhaerens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa
Class:
Holothuroidea
Order:
Apodida
Family:
Synaptidae
Genus:
Leptosynapta
Species:
Leptosynapta inhaerens
Binomial name
Leptosynapta inhaerens
O.F. Müller, 1776

Description

This species of holothurian is pink, with a slender and soft body. It can reach 30 cm long.[2] Its body is sticky, hence its species name inhaerens .

Distribution

It can be found on the south and west coasts of Britain, and between Norway and Brittany.[2]

Habitat

L. inhaerens lives buried in sand or mud on the lower shore.[2]

Ecology

This species is psammivorous, which means it digests organic matter from the sand.[2]

References
  1. Müller, Otto Frederik (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus : seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum ; characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium / Auctore Othone Friderico Müller ... Impensis auctoris. Havniae: typis Hallageriis. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.13268.
  2. Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. pp. 661–662. ISBN 9780192516459. OCLC 973882704.


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