SYNAPTULA SEA CUCUMBER Synaptula sp.
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This small kind of sea cucumber mostly being mistaken as worm. They live in sponge and assist the sponge by cleaning debris that the sponge has sucked onto it self or consume waste.
Frequency of sightings:
Ocasional
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Air Bajo, Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Angel´s Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dante’s Wall, Goby A´Crab, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Heynus, Jahir, Jahir 2, Jiko Yansi, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Madidir, Magic Crack, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Mawali Wreck, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pantai Kecil, Pantai Parigi, Pante Abo, Pintu Colada, Pintu Kota Besar (Seagrass), Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Pulau Abadi, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus, Retak Larry (Larry’s Crack), ROJOS, Serena Besar, Serena West, Slow Poke, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung kusu-kusu, Tanjung Tebal, TK 1, TK2, TK3
Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Echinoderm
Holoturidea
Sea Cucumber
- Anax Sea Cucumber
- Eyed Sea Cucumber
- Graeff’s Sea Cucumber
- Maculata Sea Cucumber
- Sea Basket Sea Cucumber
- Synaptula Sea Cucumber
- Yellow Sea Cucumber

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