OESOPHAGUS STOMACH
ECHINODERMS
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Question
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sea star
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sea cucumber
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sand dollar
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sea urchin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The king sea cucumber (Thelenota anax, family Stichopodidae) is one of the heaviest known holothurians.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sea cucumbers, also known as holothurians, are from the phylum Echinodermata. From ancient Greek, echinos means a hedgehog and derma means skin. Sea cucumbers are from the class Holothuroidea with a leathery muscular and elongated body, with tentacles surrounding the anterior end.
Detailed explanation-3: -Holothuria edulis, commonly known as the edible sea cucumber or the pink and black sea cucumber, is a species of echinoderm in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Halodeima by Pearson in 1914, making its full scientific name Holothuria (Halodeima) edulis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The red sea cucumber is part of the Phylum Echinodermata and the Class Holothuroideaia. It can grow to a length of 50 cm and a width of 5 cm, and when drained of fluids can weigh up to 500 grams. It has a soft, cylindrical body, with red-brown to yellowish leathery skin.