Dennis Rabeling, Lanzarote, Kanarischen Inseln
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Euapta lappa (J. Müller, 1850)
This is a long, wormlike sea cucumber, so extensible that exact measurements are difficult. Its skin is sticky because spicules extend from it. A ring of obvious tentacles surround the mouth area (E. lappa). The color is light gray to light brown and can be covered with patches of white.
Size: up to 25 cm, but can extend to 60 cm.
Habitat:
It hides under old coral heads during the day, often active at night.
Depth: ranges from 6 m down to 30 m.
Text source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonymised names
Euapta polii (Ludwig, 1875) · unaccepted
Euapta tobagoensis Heding, 1928 · unaccepted
Synapta lappa J. Müller, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synapta polii Ludwig, 1875 · unaccepted
This is a long, wormlike sea cucumber, so extensible that exact measurements are difficult. Its skin is sticky because spicules extend from it. A ring of obvious tentacles surround the mouth area (E. lappa). The color is light gray to light brown and can be covered with patches of white.
Size: up to 25 cm, but can extend to 60 cm.
Habitat:
It hides under old coral heads during the day, often active at night.
Depth: ranges from 6 m down to 30 m.
Text source: Marine Species Identification Portal
Synonymised names
Euapta polii (Ludwig, 1875) · unaccepted
Euapta tobagoensis Heding, 1928 · unaccepted
Synapta lappa J. Müller, 1850 · unaccepted (synonym)
Synapta polii Ludwig, 1875 · unaccepted
