Leptosynapta bergensis

Leptosynapta bergensis is a species of sea cucumber of the family Synaptidae.[3][4]

Leptosynapta bergensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Synaptidae
Genus: Leptosynapta
Species:
L. bergensis
Binomial name
Leptosynapta bergensis
(Östergren, 1905)
Synonyms[2]
  • Synapta bergensis Östergren, 1905

Description

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).[5]

Distribution

It can be found on all coasts of Great Britain and Ireland and Scandinavia;[6] it is common in Strangford Lough.[5][7] It is generally found further north than Leptosynapta inhaerens.[8]

Habitat

Leptosynapta bergensis lives from low on shore to over 100 m (330 ft) deep, buried in muddy sand.[9]

Life cycle

Leptosynapta bergensis is gonochoric and has only one gonad. Spawning and fertilization both happen externally. Embryos develop into planktotrophic larvae (auricularia), then into doliolaria (barrel-shaped) and then metamorphose into juvenile sea cucumbers.[1]

References
  1. "Leptosynapta bergensis". www.sealifebase.se.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leptosynapta bergensis (Östergren, 1905)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=lhn2CAAAQBAJ&dq=Leptosynapta+bergensis&pg=PA441
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=AzoLEAAAQBAJ&dq=Leptosynapta+bergensis&pg=PA37
  5. "Leptosynapta bergensis - Marine Life Encyclopedia". www.habitas.org.uk.
  6. "Sea Cucumber - Leptosynapta bergensis". www.seawater.no.
  7. "Leptosynapta bergensis A sea cucumber :: Northern Ireland's Priority Species ::". www.habitas.org.uk.
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=n7XNDwAAQBAJ&dq=Leptosynapta+bergensis&pg=PT231
  9. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leptosynapta bergensis (Östergren, 1905)". www.marinespecies.org.


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