Sea cucumbers are marine invertebrates in the class Holothuroidea that live on the sea floor in both shallow and deep waters. They are echinoderms like sea urchins and starfish, which are also known ...

The black sea cucumber (Holothuria leucospilota) can shoot sticky threads from its anus in defence, while the leopard sea cucumber (Bohadschia argus) often has a tiny pearl fish residing inside its ...

This sea cucumber shoots sticky tubes out of its butt. Its genes hint at how. Holothuria leucospilota’s newly analyzed genome helps explain this predator defense ...