Monday, April 15, 2024

Lots of loli!

  

We saw at least 10 species of loli, or sea cucumbers, while snorkeling in Hawai'i.  Eric made this great mosaic before we saw the 10th, so above you can compare 9 different species!  [You can click on the image for a larger version.]

Top left: loli, or White-spotted Sea Cucumber (Actinopyga varians)
Top center: loli, or Teated Sea Cucumber (Holothuria whitmaei)
Top right: kohe lelewa, or Sand Sea Cucumber (Holothuria arenicola)

Middle left:  loli, or Difficult Sea Cucumber (Holothuria difficilis)
Middle center:
loli okuhi kuhi, or Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra)
Middle right: loli koko, or Impatient Sea Cucumber (Holothuria impatiens)

Bottom left: weli, or Conspicuous Sea Cucumber (Opheodesoma spectabilis)
Bottom center: weli, or Tahitian Sea Cucumber (Euapta tahitiensis)
Bottom right: loli, or Light-spotted Sea Cucumber (Holothuria hilla)

And the 10th (not pictured) was a loli ka'e, or Stubborn Sea Cucumber (Holothuria pervicax).

Fun to see so many different species of loli!

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