Description
General:
Pointed, flesh-colored papillae; mottled brownish-orange body.
Size:
to 50 cm in length.
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Gulf of Alaska to Cedros Island, Baja.
Published depth range:
0 - 249 m
Habitat description:
Benthic: mud, gravel, shell, rock rubble or solid bedrock.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Lambert, P. (1997). Sea Cucumbers of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound. UBC Press, Vancouver, Canada. 166 pp.
Lambert, P. (1986). Northeast Pacific holothurians of the genus Parastichopus with a description of a new species Parastichopus leukothele (Echinodermata). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 64: 2266-2272. https://doi.org/10.1139/z86-340
Citation:
Apostichopus californicus
(Stimpson, 1857 ) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Apostichopus%20californicus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-16.