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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Out for a stroll

  

Small white sea cucumbers can be hard to identify.  This one might be a Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber (Eupentacta quinquesemita).  Photographed in northern Sonoma County earlier this month.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have never seen a white one before. It's beautiful.

Carol

Jackie Sones said...

Hi, Carol! Yes! There are several species of white cucumbers in our area, but they're generally small, and they're often hidden under algae or rocks. They're hard to tell apart unless you can get a close-up view of the ossicles.

:) Jackie