Description
General:
Body rarely seen; 10 white tentacles.
Size:
to 13 cm
Geographic Information
Ocean range (global):
Bering Sea to Cape Horn, South America.
Habitat description:
Benthic, attached to rocks or buried entirely except for the feeding tentacles.
Published depth range:
37 - 1067 m
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.
Citation:
Psolus squamatus
((O.F. Müller, 1776) Lütken, 1857) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Psolus%20squamatus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-04-24.