Sea Cucumbers
Description:
What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its innards to immobilize predators, then creep away and regrow a brand-new stomach? It’s the sea cucumber, prized as a gastronomic delight by some cultures and beginning to yield some of its secrets to scientists. Follow host Ari Daniel Shapiro from a Chinatown market to the reefs of Fiji to learn more about this amazing creature.
Duration: 4:10
Published: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:02:25 +0000
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
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- Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
- Echinodermata (echinoderms)
- Echinozoa (sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
- Holothuroidea (sea cucumbers)
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