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Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Scientific name: Cucumaria miniata

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Echinodermata → Subphylum Echinozoa → Class Holothuroidea → Subclass Actinopoda → Order Dendrochirotida → Family Cucumariidae → Genus Cucumaria

Common name: Orange Sea Cucumber
Locations: Eastern Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Cucumbers

These tend to hide in cracks and crevices, but their bright orange tentacles stand out. They feed by catching food in their tentacles and then stuffing their tentacles in their mouth.

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Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Stuffing a feeding tentacle in its mouth
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria miniata (Orange Sea Cucumber)
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