The Florida Sea Cucumber ( Holothuria floridana ) is an excellent worker, scouring the substrate for detritis and organic matter. It is slightly knobby and usually has calico coloration,
The Tigertail Cucumber ( Holothuria hilla ) is well known in the aquarium trade. They are brown with white 'thorns' and may grow to several feet in length. They
Pink and Yellow Cucumbers ( Pentacta anceps , also known as Spiny Cucumbers) are safe, attractive additions to reef aquariums. Their bodies are greenish-yellow in color with five columns of
Medusa Worms ( Euapta sp. ) are actually types of sea cucumbers. They have long, worm-like bodies. Instead of having suction cup-like tentacles on one surface, the entire body
Two species of Sea Apple are often found in the aquarium trade: the Philippine Sea Apple ( Pseudocolochirus violaceus ) and the Australian Sea Apple ( P. axiologus ).
The Pygmy Sea Cucumber ( Pentacta pygmaea ) is black or dark brown with tiny spike-like appendages covering its body. While some sea cucumbers are sand-sifters or sand-moppers, most
The Black Sandsifting Cucumber is a tube-shaped black or dark brown cucumber that may be covered with bumps or short fringe-like projections. Holothuria cucumbers are often known as sand-sifting
