Psolus chitonoides

Creeping pedal sea cucumber:

Creeping pedal sea cucumber (Psolus chitonoides): This uncommon sea cucumber doesn't look very much like a sea cucumber when its feeding tentacles are retracted. It is often confused for a chiton, hence its name. The "scales" are ossicles, which will come as a surprise to naturalists who are used to them as tiny structures used in the identification of difficult species. Because it is a sea cucumber and not a chiton, the creeping pedal sea cucumber hangs on to the rock by rows of tube feet, rather than the sucking force of one foot. It is preyed upon by Solaster starfishes.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS page for Psolus chitonoides

• WoRMS Page for Psolus chitonoides
• Search Arctos Database for Psolus chitonoides (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Psolus chitonoides (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Psolus chitonoides
• iNaturalist Observations for Psolus chitonoides in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Lambert 1997
• Lamb Hanby 2005
• O'Clair O'Clair 1998

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