order
Filtering Sea Cucumbers
Dendrochirotida
Field notes
Dendrochirotida are an order of sea cucumbers. Members of this order have branched tentacles and are suspension feeders. Examples include Thyonella and Cucumaria.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native filtering sea cucumbers All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Orange Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria miniata
10,148 observations
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Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber
Eupentacta quinquesemita
2,206 observations
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Dwarf Sea Cucumber
Lissothuria nutriens
1,147 observations
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Peppered Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria piperata
391 observations
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Black-and-orange Sea Cucumber
Cucumaria salma
180 observations
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Red Sea Cucumber
Pachythyone rubra
46 observations