Despite being soft, squishy, and slow-moving, sea cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea) are surprisingly tough. They scavenge in harsh, rapidly changing conditions on the ocean floor, under the constant ...

Sea cucumbers have five rows of tube feet that are powered by a water vascular system, allowing them to move across the ocean floor and grasp objects by controlling water pressure within their feet.

“Research studies have shown that these species in the genus Thelenota are slow-growing and don’t move far in a year,” said Steven Purcell, an associate professor at Southern Cross University and a ...

Abdoulaye Mansaray learnt about the business while processing sea cucumbers in Sierra Leone Liberia may be sitting on a potentially valuable trade in sea cucumbers with China, but as journalist ...