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Black sea cucumber
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali
AnimalsEchinodermaHolothurids (sea cucumbers)
Taille : 15 à 40 cm
Couleur : noire mais aussi brun-Jaune... avec des points blancs
Corps cylindrique, peau hérissée (papilles blanches extrémité noire), consistance moelleuse
Déplacements grâce aux podias observables sous l'animal
Défense : éjections de filaments collants (tubes de Cuvier)
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Cotton-spinnerBritish English
- NiggerspinnerBritish English
- Schwarze SeegurkeGerman (Germany)
- Cohombro de mar negroEuropean Spanish
- Pepino de mar negro European Spanish
- Holothurie noireFrench (France)
- Bêche de merFrench (France)
- Concombre de merFrench (France)
- Cetriolo di mare neroItalian (Italy)
- Oloturia neraItalian (Italy)
- Gestippelde zeekomkommerDutch (Netherlands)
- Zwarte zeekomkommerDutch (Netherlands)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holothurie
- REGUIEG Aedwina SITTLER Alain-Pierre, ANDRÉ Frédéric in : DORIS, 12/03/2019 : Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali Delle Chiaje, 1823, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/318 fr/
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 12/04/2020 : Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/469
Modification history
- Created by Collèges 2A Mini Graines on 01/04/2020
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