Sea cucumber id?

[alaity47]

Hi all,

I think I've ID'd this thing as Cucumaria Piperata, but I'd like to see if anyone else agrees - first time I've seen these. There were hundreds of them all over the rocks at Catalina (Red Bluff). They retract if you poke them; otherwise I would have thought they were just some sort of plant!

 

[drbill]

Looks like <I>Cucumaria piperata</I> to me. They are quite common in the Casino Point Dive Park if you look at rock faces carefully.

Dr. Bill

 

[alaity47]

Thanks - appreciate the second opinion!

Hitting the dive park next Sunday; I'll keep my eyes open for these little guys. Very cute...