Lambert's Worm Sea Cucumber

Synaptula lamperti, or Lambert’s worm sea cucumber, is a small white species of sea cucumber. It prefers to live in groups on the seabed, often in the vicinity of sponges. These sea cucumbers have a gherkin shape with short tentacles at one end and feed by filtering organic particles from the surface of the sponge. The species Synaptula lamperti inhabits coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

Sea cucumbers belong to the group of echinoderms, which also includes sea urchins and sea stars. They have radial symmetry and a water vascular system that works through hydrostatic pressure. This allows them to move using suction cups known as tube feet.