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Sea Cucumber, Burrowing

Scientific name:

Taeniogyrus dunedinensis

Maori name:

Rori

Other names:

Kamokamo moana
kūkama moana
kūkamo moana
Sea Cucumber, Burrowing

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Echinodermata

Class:

Holothuroidea

Family:

Chiridotidae

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Sandy/Muddy Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Scavenger

Distribution:

South Island

Edibility:

Inedible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

These sea cucumbers lack tube feet. They are pink with reddish speckles at the ends. Grow to 50mm long.

Habitat:

They are found burrowed on mud flats (often around sea grass) and in silty crevices amongst rocks.

Diet:

Feeds on organic detritus within the sediment.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

Guide to the holothurians of NZ