Lion's Paw Sea Cucumber (Euapta godeffroyi)

Euapta godeffroyi, the Lion's Paw Sea Cucumber, is a Sea Cucumber in the Euapta genus. Like other Sea Cucumbers in the Synaptidae family, they no tube feet, tentacle ampullae, retractor muscles, respiratory trees, or cuvierian organs. They also lack radial canals of the water-vascular system, with only the circumoral ring present.

They have elongated bodies, and are quite active, moving by means of waves of peristaltic contractions. Their tegument is somewhat sticky because of the anchor-like.. more