What species of sea cucumbers live in the Bay?
Two species of sea cucumbers can be found in the Bay: • The common sea cucumber, Thyone briareus, is dull brown in color and grows to about 4 to 5 inches. Its fat, rounded body is covered in tube feet. • The pale sea cucumber, Cucumaria pulcherrima, varies in color from white to pale yellow and grows to about 1 to 2 inches long. It also has tube feet, but they are arranged in five distinct rows along the body. Where do sea cucumbers live? Sea cucumbers can only be found in the deep waters of the salty lower Bay. They use their tube feet to crawl across the bottom and bury themselves in the sand or mud, leaving only their head and rear openings exposed. What do sea cucumbers eat? Sea cucumbers use their tentacles to capture and feed on plankton and other tiny particles of organic matter at the bottom of the Bay. How do sea cucumbers reproduce? Sea cucumbers spawn by: • Releasing eggs and sperm into the water, where they are fertilized. During this time sea cucumbers take on a “cobra-lik
