Recently, officials from the Indian Coast Guard and the customs department arrested four men who were allegedly in possession of sea cucumber and raw turmeric.
About Sea Cucumber:
This species is a part of a larger animal group called echinoderms and is invertebrates that lives on the seafloor.
Their body shape is similar to that of a cucumber, but they have small tentacle-like tube feet that are used for locomotion and feeding.
There are about 1,250 species of sea cucumber, all of which belong to the taxonomic class Holothuroidea.
Habitat:
They are found in all marine environments throughout the world, from shallow to deep-sea environments.
These are benthic, meaning they live on the ocean floor.
They excrete inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus, enhancing the productivity of benthic biota.
Reproduction:
They exhibit both sexual and asexual reproduction.
Unlike most terrestrial animals, sea cucumber eggs undergo external fertilization—females release eggs into the water that are fertilized when they come into contact with sperm that males have released.
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