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Species Gallery (Holothuroidea)

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Aslia lefevrei.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Aslia lefevrei tentacles.

Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Dark feeding tentacles of Aslia lefevrei.

Copyright: Paul Newland

Cucumaria frondosa in a laboratory.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Cucumaria frondosa photographed off the Faroe Islands.

Copyright: Bernard Picton

The cotton spinner, on Lee Rocks, Lundy.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali

Copyright: Sue Daly

Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali spawning at the Blackstone, Plymouth.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Cotton spinner.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta protruding from gravel.

Copyright: Sue Scott

Neopentadactyla mixta feeding tentacles.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta

Copyright: Paul Newland

Aggregation of Ocnus planci on cobbles and pebbles.

Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Paraleptopentacta elongata specimen, approximately 5 cm long.

Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola on rock.

Copyright: John Rundle

Pawsonia saxicola photographed against a seaweed background.

Copyright: John Rundle

The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola at Stoke Point, Plymouth.

Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

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Aslia lefevrei.

Modal: <i>Aslia lefevrei</i>.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Aslia lefevrei tentacles.

Modal: <i>Aslia lefevrei</i> tentacles.

Photographer: Fiona Crouch, Copyright: Fiona Crouch

Dark feeding tentacles of Aslia lefevrei.

Modal: Dark feeding tentacles of <i>Aslia lefevrei</i>.

Photographer: Paul Newland, Copyright: Paul Newland

Cucumaria frondosa in a laboratory.

Modal: <i>Cucumaria frondosa</i> in a laboratory.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

Cucumaria frondosa photographed off the Faroe Islands.

Modal: <i>Cucumaria frondosa</i> photographed off the Faroe Islands.

Photographer: Bernard Picton, Copyright: Bernard Picton

The cotton spinner, on Lee Rocks, Lundy.

Modal: The cotton spinner, on Lee Rocks, Lundy.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali

Modal: <i>Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali</i>

Photographer: Sue Daly, Copyright: Sue Daly

Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali spawning at the Blackstone, Plymouth.

Modal: <i>Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali</i> spawning at the Blackstone, Plymouth.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Cotton spinner.

Modal: Cotton spinner.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta protruding from gravel.

Modal: Feeding tentacles of <i>Neopentadactyla mixta</i> protruding from gravel.

Photographer: Sue Scott, Copyright: Sue Scott

Neopentadactyla mixta feeding tentacles.

Modal: <i>Neopentadactyla mixta</i> feeding tentacles.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

Feeding tentacles of Neopentadactyla mixta

Modal: Feeding tentacles of <i>Neopentadactyla mixta</i>

Photographer: Paul Newland, Copyright: Paul Newland

Aggregation of Ocnus planci on cobbles and pebbles.

Modal: Aggregation of <i>Ocnus planci</i> on cobbles and pebbles.

Photographer: Dominic Counsell, Copyright: Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)

Paraleptopentacta elongata specimen, approximately 5 cm long.

Modal: <i>Paraleptopentacta elongata</i> specimen, approximately 5 cm long.

Photographer: Hilmar Hinz, Copyright: Dr Hilmar Hinz

The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola on rock.

Modal: The sea gherkin <i>Pawsonia saxicola</i> on rock.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

Pawsonia saxicola photographed against a seaweed background.

Modal: <i>Pawsonia saxicola</i> photographed against a seaweed background.

Photographer: John Rundle, Copyright: John Rundle

The sea gherkin Pawsonia saxicola at Stoke Point, Plymouth.

Modal: The sea gherkin <i>Pawsonia saxicola</i> at Stoke Point, Plymouth.

Photographer: Dr Keith Hiscock, Copyright: Dr Keith Hiscock

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