Holothuria coluber

Semper, 1868

H. (Acanthotrapeza) coluber is a black sea cucumber with white papillae and 20 yellow tentacles. It is a long (500-600 mm) species with a firm, thick body wall, and a tough tegument. Spicules include spinose 'cup and saucer' tables and rosettes (H. coluber spicules[/l], [l]h_coluber_spicules_2.jpgH. coluber spicules 2[/l]). H. coluber is found on [l][m]Glossary[/m][r]Reef[/r]reefs, usually with its posterior wedged below rocks on reef flats.

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