Snake Sea Cucumber (Synapta maculata)

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Synapta maculata

(Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821)

Snake Sea Cucumber

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Taxonomy

Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Apodida

Family

Synaptidae

Where to find it

common

India India (Andaman Islands)Philippines (Mindanao)

rare

Kenya Taiwan Tanzania

Other species in Synaptidae

Beaded Sea Cucumber (Euapta lappa)

Euapta lappa

Beaded Sea Cucumber

Rosy Footless Sea Cucumber (Epitomapta roseola)

Epitomapta roseola

Rosy Footless Sea Cucumber

Synaptula hydriformis

Synaptula hydriformis

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