Echinodermata
Isostichopus badionotus
(Cookie Dough Sea Cucumber)
1. In situ (Greg McFall)
2. In situ (Greg McFall)
3. In situ (Danny Gleason)
4. In situ (Danny Gleason)
5. In situ (Greg McFall)
6. In situ (Greg McFall)
7. In situ-image shows dark color pattern variation (Greg McFall)
8. Out of water (Steve Vives)
9. Out of water (Steve Vives)
10. Out of water-image show mottling of skin out of water (Greg McFall)
11. Out of water-image shows color variation of I. badionotus (Rob Ruzicka)
12. Out of water-image shows color variation of I. badionotus (Rob Ruzicka)
13. Out of water-image shows tube feet (Rob Ruzicka)
14. Out of water-image shows tube feet (Rob Ruzicka)
Size
Length: reaching 40cm (16")
Recognition Characters
Large sea cucumber with multiple folds in body.
Color
Multiple color patterns. Creamy white or brown with dark or tan spots.
Habitat & Depth
Mostly in areas of soft, sandy bottom, but also mixed areas of sand, rock and rubble. To 50m deep.
Distribution at GRNMS
Common. Found along periphery of ledge on sandy bottoms.
Geographic Range
South Carolina south to Brazil. Reported from Bermuda
Behavior & Notes
Synonyms
Humann 1992a