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photo © chua ee kiam 2002		 Ball sea cucumber
Phyllophorus sp.

Buried in the sand, the Ball sea cucumber extends only its feeding tentacles above the surface. Their tentacles, however, are highly sensitive to light and thus difficult to photograph as they will retract as soon as we shine our torchlghts on them.
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