What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its innards to immobilize predators, then creep away and regrow a brand-new stomach? It’s the sea cucumber, prized as a gastronomic delight by some cultures and beginning to yield some of its secrets to scientists. Follow host Ari Daniel Shapiro from a Chinatown market to the reefs of Fiji to learn more about this amazing creature. read moreDuration: 4:10Published: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:02:25 +0000
Anne Isabelley Gondim, Martin Lindsey Christoffersen, Thelma Lúcia Pereira Dias
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Figure 3.Some species of the family Luidiidae recorded in northeastern Brazil. Luidia alternata alternata (A–D). A Abactinal view, in detail the paxilla B Actinal view, in detail the pedicellariae C Abactinal view of the arm D Actinal view of the arm; Luidia clathrata (E–H) E Abactinal view F Actinal view, in detail the mouth G Abactinal view of the arm, in detail the paxilla, and H Actinal view of the arm.
Coscinasterias muricata, Eleven-armed Seastar. Location: Australia, Victoria, Cape Paterson, Bunurong Marine National Park, Eagle's Nest. Photographer: Mark Norman
Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2.London :Printed by order of the Trustees,1884. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12067698