sea cucumbers
Soft marine invertebrates
Sea cucumbers are soft-bodied marine animals related to starfish and sea urchins, found on ocean floors worldwide.
They have elongated, cucumber-shaped bodies and move slowly along the seabed, feeding on organic matter.
Some species are harvested as a delicacy in East Asian cuisines: The restaurant served braised sea cucumber.
- echinodermsSpiny-skinned marine invertebrates
- eviscerationRemoving internal organs
- tube feetHydraulic locomotion appendages
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- benthicOf the sea bottom
ocean · ossicles · cloaca · aquatic · regeneration · sea urchin · ocean floor · marine · marine life · detritivore · sea pig · tide pool · bottom dweller · coral reef · squishy · sand · spiny · delicacy
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- marine ecosystemsphytoplankton, oceans, zooplankton, marine life, krill
- marine invertebratescrabs, lobsters, shrimp, clams, mussels
- ocean resourcesfish stocks, seafood, fisheries, shellfish, kelp
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
NAMING DECEPTION (animal vs. plant)
sea cucumberscucumbers
Crisp elongated gourds
vegetables · plants · seaweed · kelp