Actinopyga echinites

(Jaeger, 1833)

A. echinites is a brown sea cucumber with a rough tegument with numerous papillae (size 300-350 mm). The upper surface is often covered with sand (A. echinites photo[/l]). The [l][m]Glossary[/m][r]Spicule[/r]spicules include large rods (A. echinites spicules[/l]). A. echinites is found in northern [l][m]Glossary[/m][r]Australia[/r]Australian reefs.

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