Thelenota


Thelenota is a genus of sea cucumber in the family Stichopodidae.

Description and characteristics

They are massive sea cucumbers, more or less rectangular in cross-section. The oral face is flat, and covered with numerous aligned podia. The tegument is thick, and covered with thick papillae and other tubercles. The oral tentacles are peltate, helping to collect the sediment to ingest.

Species

Thelenota ananas Jaeger, 1833Pineapple sea cucumberThelenota anax Clark, 1921Giant sea cucumberThelenota rubralineata Massin & Lane, 1991 – Red-lined sea cucumber