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Phylum Echinodermata

Sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers are a member of the phylum Echinodermata which are found on the sea floor worldwide. As with all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, calcified structures that are usually reduced to isolated microscopic ossicles joined by connective tissue.

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