(Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)
P. anceps is a yellow and pink (especially terminally) sea cucumber. It is a small, stout and square species, with a rigid body bearing low papillae. Anal papillae are prominent and the tegument is rough (Pentacta anceps 2[/l]). [l][m]Glossary[/m][r]Spicule[/r]Spicules are small baskets lacking knobs and large flat ellipsoidal bodies (P. anceps spicules[/l], [l]p_anceps_spicules_2.jpgP. anceps spicules 2[/l]). P. anceps may be found on [l][m]Glossary[/m][r]Reef[/r]reefs and in coastal areas; it occurs intertidally and deeper, and may be exposed on hard or soft substrates.