#psychropotes longicauda

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Gummy squrrel

A bizarre gelatinous creature that resembles a half-peeled banana was spotted by researchers in the Pacific Ocean. The creature, known as a gummy squirrel (Psychropotes longicauda), is actually a sea cucumber and was around 2 feet (60 cm) long.

(Image credit: DeepCCZ Expedition; Gordon & Betty Moore Foundaton and NOAA)

#deepccz expedition #gordon & betty moore foundation #noaa #photographer #gummy squirrel #pacific ocean #psychropotes longicauda #sea cucumber #marine #nature

[mbari-blog]

Spectacular seafloor finds. 💜

This is Psychropotes longicauda, one of the sea cucumber species commonly observed at MBARI’s research site Station M. These sea cucumbers grow from 75 to 150 millimeters (three to six inches) long and feed on detritus that drifts down from surface waters. This group of sea cucumbers is found worldwide in very deep waters ranging from 2,000 to 6,000 meters (6,560 to 19,685 feet). Although they have the ability to swim, researchers aren’t exactly sure what the large fin is used for in this species.

Long-term studies at Station M have revealed that this species of sea cucumber seems to prefer eating older detritus that has been partially decomposed by bacteria. The observations made over the last three decades of research at Station M provide a glimpse into the dynamics of life on the ocean floor.

#sea cucumber #ocean #deep ocean #deep sea #ocean life #under the sea #underwater #sealife

[sacredslime]

Psychropotes longicauda 

#fish #it's just my marine life tag i guess

[linseedling]

The sea cucumber Psychropotes longicauda, which is described as “cosmopolitan”, which apparently means that it can be found throughout the world (in this case, throughout the world’s oceans), but I also took it to mean that this cucumber is extremely fancy.

#sea cucumber #deep sea #the deep! #sea creatures

[green-algae]

What an impressive spike you have on your head [ass?] You must be the envy of every other sea cucumber around. This Psychropotes longicauda was spotted on the seafloor off the coast of Japan. Image by the Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology.

#sea cucumber #ocean #deep sea #marine #invertebrate #abyssal #animals #nature

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Psychropotes longicauda

...is a unique species of deep sea sea cucumber that is found throughout the Atlantic. It is noted for its unique tail which is located at its head. It uses this tail as a sail to glide across the sea floor.

Phylogeny

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Image Source

#Psychropotes longicauda #Sea Cucumber #Deep Sea #Echinodermata #Holothuroidea #Atlantic #Ocean #Elasipodida #Psychropotina #Pyschropotidae #Psychropotes #echinozoa