Graeff's (Black-spotted) sea cucumber, Bohaelschia (Pearsononothuria) graeffeiWe took an underwater photography trip to the Philippines in December 2016 and returned in November 2024.
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms with a leathery skin and an elongated body cavity containing a single branched gonad. They have an endoskeleton just below the skin. The mouth is surrounded by tentacles.
Graeff's (Black-spotted) sea cucumber, Bohaelschia (Pearsononothuria) graeffei
Burrowing sea cucumber, Neothyonidium magnum
Yellow (robust) sea cucumber, Colochirus robustus
Alabaster sea cucumber, Opheodesoma sp.
Maculose sea cucumber, Synapta maculata
Dark sea cucumber, Polyplectanal nigra
Brown sandfish sea cucumber, Bohadschia vitiensis
Hedgehog sea cucumber, Actinopyga echinites
Sandfish sea cucumber, Holuthuria (Metriatyla) scabra
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Last modified 9 December 2024