holothuroidea

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• - Images and brief information about this Chilean species (Dendrochirotida: Cucumariidae).
  
• - Overview, including characteristics, taxonomy, phylogenetic relationships, and fossil history.
  
• - "It's the quiet ones you have to watch." Short article from Diver, 1997, on the defense mechanisms and anal cavities of sea cucumbers.
  
• - Rob Toonen's comments about the defense mechanisms of sea cucumbers.
  
• - Detailed anatomy of this common sea cucumber (holothuroid) occurring in shallow water on the east coast of North America (Dendrochirotida: Sclerodactylidae).
  
• - 1994 legal update from Galapagos Foundation on sea cucumber fishing.
  
• - Beachcomber column on the sea cucumber and sea cucumber fisheries in Australia.
  
• - A photograph and brief description of sea cucumbers.
  
• - Description and interesting facts.
  
• - Photos taken in South East Asia, with text about behavior, habitat, and characteristics.
  
• - Philip Lambert's article for the Royal British Columbia Museum about his research on the natural history of sea cucumbers.