Photo Image Synaptula sea cucumber Synaptula sp.

SYNAPTULA SEA CUCUMBER

Synaptula sp.

This small kind of sea cucumber is often mistaken as a worm. They live within sponges and assist the sponge by cleaning debris that the sponge has sucked onto itself or consume the sponges waste.
Frequency of sightings:
Ocasional
Best time of year:
All Year Round
Divesites seen at:
Air Bajo, Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Angels Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dantes Wall, Goby A Crab, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Heynus, Jahir, Jahir 2, Jiko Yansi, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Madidir, Magic Crack, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Mawali Wreck, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pantai Kecil, Pantai Parigi, Pante Abo, Pintu Colada, Pintu Kota Besar (Seagrass), Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Pulau Abadi, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), ROJOS, Serena Besar, Serena West, Slow Poke, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung kusu-kusu, Tanjung Tebal, TK 1, TK2, TK3

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Invertebrate
Echinoderm
Holothuroidea
Sea Cucumber
-	Anax sea cucumber
-	Eyed sea cucumber
-	Graeff sea cucumber
-	Maculata sea cucumber
-	Magnum sea cucumber
-	Synaptula sea cucumber
-	Yellow sea cucumber