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Developmental Biology
/Parastichopus parvimensis
Despite its rather unassuming appearance, this sea cucumber plays an essential part in our ocean's ecology. Despite its bilaterally symmetrical shape, they possess pentaradial symmetry. Check out the links below to learn more about this amazing benthic organism!
Background
Learn about all the diverse variety of sea cucumbers that inhabit our oceans.
How could these squishy, warty, cucumbers possibly play an essential role in the health of our oceans? Find out!
Like fish, cucumbers are over fished to fill human bellies. Is this sustainable?
While I might just seem like a crawling pooping sac of water, there is much more to me than that!
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