Deep Cucumber
Holothuroidea
A squishy recycler vacuums the ocean floor.
Deep cucumbers are soft-bodied relatives of sea stars that creep across the mud. They swallow or sift old organic bits, turning leftovers into cleaner seafloor sediment.
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- 1 copy
Ready-to-play deck
Darkness Shroud Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Deep Cucumber.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Different species live on deep seafloors around the world.
- Favorite foods
- Most feed on detritus and tiny food particles in or above the mud.
- Size check
- Often around 8 in (20 cm), though species vary greatly
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Sea cucumbers are echinoderms, the same major group as sea stars and urchins.
- 2
The feeding tentacles around the mouth are modified tube feet.
- 3
Tiny calcium pieces called ossicles support the otherwise soft body.
- 4
Some deep-sea species flap or paddle above the bottom instead of only crawling.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
It recycles sunken leftovers and returns nutrients to the deep-sea food web.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for a soft cucumber-shaped body with feeding tentacles at one end.
Grown-up research links
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