Giant cAlifornia
sea cucumber
Parastichopus Californicus
Kingdom Animalia
Class Holothuroideaia
Order aspidochirotida
Family Stichopodidae
Genus Parastichopus
Warty Sea Cucumber Giant California Sea Cucumber
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Found -250M Sea Level Found -50M Sea Level
SPECIES
Parastichopus
californicus
LEAST CONCERN
Sea Cucumber Diversity
Respiratory Trees
Adaptation - Evisceration
ADaptation - Regeneration
Symbiosis
PearlFish - Sea Cucumber
Adaptation - Symbiosis 2
ADAPTATION - LEGS
fUN FACTs
- The largest sea cucumber was 2 meters long
- The sea cucumber does not have a brain
- Sea cucumbers are considered a delicacy in eastern countries such as Malaysia, China, Japan, Korea and Indonesia.
- Sea cucumbers breathe using their butts.
- Although the sea cucumber looks weak, when it is threatened, the liquid it squirts out can kill just about anything around it.
GIANT CALIFORNIA
SEA CUCUMBER
Parastichopus Californicus
Citations
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"Animal Diversity Web." ADW: Holothuroidea: INFORMATION. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013. <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Holothuroidea/>.
CITATIONS 2
"Sea Cucumber." National Geographic. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013. <http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/sea-cucumber/>.
"Johnsons_sea_cucumber." Sea Cucumber. N.p., 10 Jan. 2003. Web<http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/johnsons_sea_cucumber>.
"Parastichopus Californicus." Red List. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013. <http://discover.iucnredlist.org/species/180436>.
"Aquaculture of Sea Cucumbers." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Nov. 2013. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
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Parastichopus Californicus
By Chris Wong
