New Zealand Seashore

DSC_6075 Burrowing sea cucumber (Taeniogyrus dunedinensis) a low tidal species, buried in muddy sand beaches. Feeding tentacles surround the mouth, and papillae on the skin are used to grip the burrow walls. Otago Peninsula *

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DSC_6075 Burrowing sea cucumber (Taeniogyrus dunedinensis) a low tidal species, buried in muddy sand beaches. Feeding tentacles surround the mouth, and papillae on the skin are used to grip the burrow walls. Otago Peninsula *

6075 Burrowing sea cucumber Taeniogyrus Trochodota dunedinensis muddy sand intertidal beaches feeding tentacles papillae skin Otago Peninsula