I do not know.  The thing looks like nothing I have ever seen, so I am just
passing on the information I received as is.  This was one of those
identification questions that needed more than a guy interested in nerites!

Tom E.

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Allen Aigen
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:11 PM
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Subject: Re: Mystery Marine Animal


Tom--
Holothurians are echinoderms (but not echinoids), so they should have
tube feet.  Perhaps they are there but not apparent.  Are they clearly
visible on the California species?
Allen

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:18:12 -0700 Tom Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Thanks to all who took a shot at the mystery "worm" from deep waters
> off
> Taiwan.  There were no tube feet in evidence, so I eliminated an
> echinoderm.
> It was not segmented, so I eliminated an annelid.  I finally went
> with a
> holothurian of the family Psolidae (thanks Bernd Sahlmann).  But I
> will
> include all answers so this individual can pick and choose for
> himself.
> Thanks again (Allen, Constantine, David, & Bernd).
>
> Tom E
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