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Cotton Spinner (Holothuria forskali)
InvertebrateverifiedLeast Concern

Holothuria forskali

Delle Chiaje, 1824

Cotton Spinner

Also known as: Black Sea Cucumber, Cotton-Spinner, Atlantic Black Sea Cucumber

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About

Max size

20 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Holothuriida

Family

Holothuriidae

Where to find it

Other species in Holothuriidae

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber (Holothuria mexicana)

Holothuria mexicana

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber

Gray Sea Cucumber (Holothuria grisea)

Holothuria grisea

Gray Sea Cucumber

Holothuria occidentalis

Holothuria occidentalis

Cotton Spinner (Holothuria tubulosa)

Holothuria tubulosa

Cotton Spinner

Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus)

Bohadschia argus

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Holothuria unicolor

Holothuria unicolor

Golden Sea Cucumber (Holothuria parvula)

Holothuria parvula

Golden Sea Cucumber

Lollyfish (Holothuria atra)

Holothuria atra

Lollyfish

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