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Stichopus naso
Stichopus naso is a species of sea cucumber from the family Stichopodidae
From the article Stichopus naso on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a classical Stichopus, stout and trapezoidal to rectangular in cross-section and with three rows of podia on the ventral face. Its color is uniform or mottled, from sandy to darj brown, with black lines and dots. Its dorsum wears huge and erected (though retractile) tubercle-like excrescences. Stichopus naso, or also known as tropical holothurian but generally, in modern terms, it is considered a sea cucumber. Stichopus naso was discovered in 1867 specifically in the Philippines. The most recent discovery of this species was in 2011 by the coast of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
Range & habitat
This species can be found from the Andaman Sea to New Caledonia and southern Japan, including Philippines and Indonesia.
Wikipedia: “Range”
What it does
It is a diurnal and nocturnal species (unlike most of its sibling species), often associated to seagrass beds.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Stichopus naso in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 348126.