Biology:Leptosynapta inhaerens
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Short description: Species of sea cucumber
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Synaptidae |
| Genus: | Leptosynapta |
| Species: | L. inhaerens
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| Leptosynapta inhaerens O.F. Müller, 1776
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Leptosynapta inhaerens[1] is a marine species of sea cucumber that lives buried in the sand on shores.
Description
This species of holothurian is pink, with a slender and soft body. It can reach 30 cm long.[2] Its body is sticky, hence its species name inhaerens .
Distribution
It can be found on the south and west coasts of Britain, and between Norway and Brittany.[2]
Habitat
L. inhaerens lives buried in sand or mud on the lower shore.[2]
Ecology
This species is psammivorous, which means it digests organic matter from the sand.[2]
References
- ↑ Müller, Otto Frederik (1776). Zoologiae Danicae prodromus : seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae indigenarum ; characteres, nomina, et synonyma imprimis popularium / Auctore Othone Friderico Müller ... Impensis auctoris.. Havniae: typis Hallageriis. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.13268. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13268.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Hayward, Peter J.; Ryland, John S. (2017). Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe (2nd ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. pp. 661–662. ISBN 9780192516459. OCLC 973882704. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/973882704.
Wikidata ☰ Q1921525 entry
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