Sealife guideThe sea applePseudocolochirus violaceus
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Sea Apple
French namesPomme de mer
Scientific namePseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886)
FamilyCucumariidae
OrderDendrochirotida
ClassHolothuroidea
The sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) © Ethan Daniels | Dreamstime.com
The sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) © David Sanford | Dreamstime.com
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