Leptosynapta bergensis
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| Leptosynapta bergensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Synaptidae |
| Genus: | Leptosynapta |
| Species: | L. bergensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosynapta bergensis (Östergren, 1905) | |
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Leptosynapta bergensis is a species of sea cucumber of the family Synaptidae.[2][3]
This species of holothurian is pink with longitudinal muscle-bands and a slender and soft body. It has twelve pinnate tentacles and no tube-feet. Each tentacle has 8–11 pairs of digits. It grows to 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in).[4]
Distribution
It can be found on all coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and Scandinavia;[5] it is common in Strangford Lough.[4][6] It is generally found further north than Leptosynapta inhaerens.[7]
