Opheodesoma australiensis ticky snake sea cucumber

Opheodesoma australiensis is commonly referred to as ticky snake sea cucumber. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

2068 

AphiaID:

241947 

Scientific:

Opheodesoma australiensis 

German:

Australische Wurmseegurke 

English:

Ticky Snake Sea Cucumber 

Category:

Sea Cucumbers 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Holothuroidea (Class) > Apodida (Order) > Synaptidae (Family) > Opheodesoma (Genus) > australiensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Heding, 1931 

Occurrence:

Australia, Great Barrier Reef 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water, Soft grounds 

Size:

up to 31.5" (80 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 84.2 °F (23°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus, Plankton, Sediment feeder 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Opheodesoma australiensis
  Australische Wurmseegurke
• Opheodesoma clarki
• Opheodesoma glabra
• Opheodesoma grisea
• Opheodesoma lineata
• Opheodesoma radiosa
• 
  Opheodesoma serpentina
  Wurmseegurke
• Opheodesoma sinevirga
• 
  Opheodesoma spectabilis
  Rotring-Wurmseegurke
• Opheodesoma variabilis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-10-26 23:09:43 

Last edit:

2026-02-21 19:59:50 

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