These elongate, extremely flaccid sea cucumbers seem mostly to be just bags of water. Tiny calcareous anchors in the skin give them a sticky feel. They are common under rocks and in algae patches on lagoon reefs and reach over a meter in length.
The feeding tentacles at the end of the animal are usually in motion, grasping at any edible particles and curling back into the mouth.
This small one lacked the yellow coloration but still appears to be this species.
Commensal Gastrolepidia worms are also sometimes found living on Euapta godeffroyi.
This commensal worm was on an all white Euapta that could have been a form of E. godeffroyi or is possibly something different.
Created 22 June 2018