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Pseudocnus lubricus Aggregating Sea Cucumber, Fisher's Sea Cucumber

Pseudocnus lubricusis commonly referred to as Aggregating Sea Cucumber, Fisher's Sea Cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Douglas Mason, USA

Pseudocnus lubricus (Asilomar) 2013


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lexID:
15360 
AphiaID:
529633 
Scientific:
Pseudocnus lubricus 
German:
Fischers-Seewalze 
English:
Aggregating Sea Cucumber, Fisher's Sea Cucumber 
Category:
Sea Cucumbers 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Dendrochirotida (Order) > Cucumariidae (Family) > Pseudocnus (Genus) > lubricus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Clark, ), 1901 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Gulf of California, Northeast Pacific Ocean, USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 146 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.97" (5 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C) 
Food:
Detritus, No reliable information available 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Pseudocnus alcocki
  • Pseudocnus californicus
  • Pseudocnus curatus
  • Pseudocnus dubiosus
  • Pseudocnus echinatus
  • Pseudocnus grubii
  • Pseudocnus lamperti
  • Pseudocnus lubricus
    Fischers-Seewalze
  • Pseudocnus pawsoni
  • Pseudocnus rhopalodiformis
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-10-30 17:25:11 

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Pseudocnus lubricus (Clark, 1901)

This sea cucumber is white or cream in color, sometimes with small dark speckles on the dorsum. The tube feet are retractile and scattered across dorsum. Ten tentacles of equal size surround mouth.

It's common, often in aggregations on rocky substrates; refer to the name "Aggregating Sea Cucumber".

Synonymised names:
Cucumaria fisheri astigmata Wells, 1924 · unaccepted
Cucumaria lubrica Clark, 1901 · unaccepted
Pseudocnus astigmatus (Wells, 1924) · unaccepted

External links

  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 30.10.2023.
  2. seanet.stanfort.edu (en). Abgerufen am 14.11.2022.

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Commonly

Fisher's Sea Cucumber, Pseudocnus lubricus 2020
Aggregating Sea Cucumber (Pseudocnus lubricus), Gilford Island, British Columbia 2019
Pseudocnus lubricus (Carmel Point) 2017
Pseudocnus lubricus (Asilomar) 2013

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