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Sea apple

Pseudocolochirus violaceus

Description:

Pseudocolochirus axiologus is a sea apple, a colorful and somewhat round sea cucumber. They can be found primarily in Indo-Pacific waters. Sea apples are filter feeders with tentacles, ovate bodies, and tube-like feet. They can release their internal organs or a toxin into the water when stressed. The sea apple feeds primarily on plankton, which it filters from the water with its tentacles. It alternately brings each tentacle to its mouth, scraping off the captured plankton.

Habitat:

Indo-Pacific waters

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Welcome to Project Noah JosephinSchönknecht
Very nice first spotting,beautiful capture,congrats and thanks for sharing
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Kaskazini Pemba, Tanzania

Spotted on Mar 2, 2015
Submitted on Mar 2, 2015

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