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Where does a sea cucumber live?

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Where does a sea cucumber live?

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sea cucumber include in the class holothuria of the phylum ECHINODERMATA.IT is a cucumber like echinodermate found at the bottom of shallow coastal waters.it shows a unique property of ejecting the entire intestine and respiratory structures through or anus. HOLOTHURIA is the most common sea cucumber found in the Kerala coas.

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The sea cucumber is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. It is so named because of its cucumber-like shape. Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, but this can actually be absent in some species.[citation needed] Overview Sea cucumbers exist in a wide variety of appearances Sea cucumber in Fiji Sea cucumber in Mahé, Seychelles ejects sticky filaments from the anus in self-defence. A sea cucumber feeding while on gravelSea cucumbers are generally scavengers, feeding on debris in the benthic zone of the ocean. Exceptions include pelagic cucumbers and the species Rynkatropa pawsoni, which has a commensal relationship with deep-sea anglerfish.[1] The diet of most cucumbers consists of plankton and decaying organic matter found in the sea. Some sea cucumbers position themselves in currents and catch food that flows by with their open tentacles. They also sift thro

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