Sea Cucumber
Icucumber Yelwandle

© Johan Boshoff

Ligama lemndeni lelatiwako

Icucumber yelwandle (Sea cucumber)

Ligama lesayensi

Holothuroidea

Linani

Ingemamitha lamatsatfu.

Kutiveta

Umtimba wato mudze umise kwe sausage nesigogo sesikhumba. Umlomo ngasekugcineni kunye netibunu kulelenye indzawo ekugcineni. Incenye yemtimba letsambile lelishumi – nemashumi lamabili lagegelete umlomo. Libala linsundvu locinile kanye nalelimnyama noma lamanye abovu, luphuti kanye nalukhwebeletane.

Satiso setintfo

Likilasi le Holothuroidea liwela ngephansi kwe Echinodermata phylum, lokufaka tonkhe tinkhanyeti (Lwandle, Lusiba kanye nalokuphukako) kanye nema Sea urchins. Tihamba kalula ngemalayini lasihlanu ngetinyawo letimashubhu.
Tindumbu te carbonate tematsambo langekhatsi letingachubeka phindze netivumelwano. Titivikela tona ngekuveta noma letisu tato – letiphindze tikhule – noma lokungatsi ngukotini losetibunu. Lamanye abambeke ematjeni (lihhabhula lwase lwandle). Tisakateke emantini lavulekile elwandle/emifuleni.

Kudla kwato

Tidla titjalo netilwane letincane letindanda ngetulu kwemanti netimvutfu tematje.

Kusakata

Tivela ngetinhlobo tekushisa/tekubandza kanye nasetindzaweni letishisako letinelwandle mhlaba wonkhe.

Common species

Edible sea cucumber (Holotuhria edulis)
Black and white sea cucumber (Holothuria marmoratus)
Prickly red sea cucumber (Stichopus sp.)