Hay refers to this as the “white band of death” and it is associated with coral diseases seen all over the world. A sea cucumber feeding on the reef. CREDIT: Georgia Tech/Clements et. al. 2024. The ...

Tommy Trenchard Sea cucumbers belong to the echinoderm family, along with starfish and urchins, and come in all shapes and sizes. They spend their days buried in silt, emerging at night to feed ...