HABITAT

Cucumaria  miniata is usually housed in crevices or under rocks in both intertidal and subtidal zones.  It shares it's habitat with hermit crabs, starfish and various types of worms.

The orange sea cucumber is found along the coast between northern Alaska and southern California.

Orange sea cucumbers share their under rock habitat with hairy gilled worms

Photo by Bill Austin

Marine Ecology Centre

Feeding tentacles protruding from under rocks

Under a rock that had an area of about 35cm by 45cm, six orange sea cucumbers were found of all different sizes. This means there could be up to 42 sea cucumbers per square meter!