Other animals › Sclerodactylidae
Stiff-footed sea cucumber
Eupentacta quinquesemita
2,313 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 2,313 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Pallid Sea CucumberCucumaria pallida
Orange Sea CucumberCucumaria miniata
peppered sea cucumberCucumaria piperata
False White Sea CucumberEupentacta pseudoquinquesemita
Sea GherkinPawsonia saxicola
Sunflower Sea StarPycnopodia helianthoides
Kelp GreenlingHexagrammos decagrammus
Six-rayed StarLeptasterias hexactis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 640 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 491 |
| British Columbia | 491 |
| Washington | 326 |
| California | 291 |
| Oregon | 23 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- RegenerationCan regrow lost body partsFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Echinoderms · Echinodermata |
| Class | Sea Cucumbers · Holothuroidea |
| Order | Filtering sea cucumbers · Dendrochirotida |
| Family | Sclerodactylidae |
| Genus | Eupentacta |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Stiff-footed sea cucumber with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.