Hairy Sea Cucumber

Sea Cucumber

Sclerodactyla briareus

Size: to 6", larger offshore

The Sea Cucumber is not a worm, but an echinoderm, related to the starfish. If you look closely, the 5-way symmetry is still evident. Sea Cucumbers live buried in sandy or muddy bottoms less than 60 ft deep. Find them by the volcano-shaped mounds they make.

Sea Cucumber
North Atlantic Sea Cucumber

Shipwreck Charlemagne Tower
Type:
shipwreck, Great Lakes ore carrier, USA
Built:
1888, Cleveland OH USA
Specs:
( 255 x 40 ft ) 1825 gross tons, 19 crew
Sunk:
Friday March 6, 1914
foundered in rough seas - no casualties
Depth:
75 ft

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