Giant cAlifornia 
sea cucumber

Parastichopus Californicus

Kingdom Animalia 


Phylum Echinodermata

Class Holothuroideaia

Order aspidochirotida


Family Stichopodidae

Genus Parastichopus

          Warty Sea Cucumber         Giant California Sea Cucumber
          _________________________           _____________________________
         Found -250M Sea Level           Found -50M Sea Level

SPECIES 

Parastichopus 

californicus

Endangered Status




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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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.

"Holothuroidea." Holothuroidea. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2013.
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