Sealife guideThe sea applePseudocolochirus violaceus

Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM

Taxonomy

Common name: Sea Apple
French name: Pomme de mer
Scientific name: Pseudocolochirus violaceus (Théel, 1886)
Family name: Cucumariidae
Order name: Dendrochirotida
Class name: Holothuroidea

The sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) © Ethan Daniels | Dreamstime.com

The sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus) © David Sanford | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Australian sea apple
(Pseudocolochirus axiologus)

Within the same family

Orange sea cucumber
(Cucumaria miniata)

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(Thelenota rubralineata)

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