APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Thyone roscovita Hérouard, 1889 - A Sea cucumber (Holothurian images)
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Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- tentacles fully extended 1
Thyone roscovita
- tentacles fully extended 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- tentacle bases 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- tentacle close-up 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- mouth exerted - lateral view 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- mouth exerted - oral view 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- opening tentacles retracted 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- anterior - opening 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- posterior - tubed feet 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- tubed feet close-up 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- whole animal with tentacles retracted 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- whole animal with tentacles retracted 2
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- in container underwater 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- on shore 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- spicule disc from foot 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- habitat / location 1
Species found in a crevice on the lowershore on an extremely low tide at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall. 14.03.21.
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- underwater 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- on rock on lowershore 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- spindle shape 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- extended in container 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- extended in container 2
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- tentacles 1
Sea cucumber
Thyone roscovita
- rear aperture 1
Species found on the lowershore, on a rock found under a large crevice, at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, Cornwall. 23.09.13.
This species is quite a rare find on the shore, it is also extremely difficult to identify and cannot really be identified from images. Here I must thank Dr. Paul Gainey who I gave the specimen for determination. Microscopic spicules were only found in the tubed feet at the tail end of the specimen, this is typical for this species.
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.