Dear Constantine,


thanks for the hint. I'll test this species of cucumber out, as it is
quite common here.

Mabuhay, Guido




On 20 Nov 2004, at 01:51, Constantine Mifsud wrote:

>  Guido
> many Holothurians do not possess the Cuverian organs.
>
>  regards,
>
>  Guido Poppe wrote:
>  Dear All,
>
>  Yesterday I mailed around Marine Life for Conchology, Inc, with 6
>  photographs of a Tonna perdix attacking a holoturian.
>
>  I shot these photos 12 m deep, south Siquijor, the Philippines, during
>  a night dive. The attack lasted hardly longer than 5 minutes.
>
>  Yesterday evening when discussing with my friends around a good wine,
>  we came up with the idea that the holoturian did not eject his
>  Cuvierian tubules.
>
>  So, should there be a possibility that this perdix was just milking in
>  some way the holoturian and eating the Cuvierian tubules ?
>
>  Any other observations or statements on this ?
>
>  Take a look at the events between the Tonna and the holoturian on:
>
>  http://www.conchology.be/en/Cyberconchology/MarineLife/marinelife.php
>
> (last issue: 37 (on top)
>
>  Guido
>  www.conchology.be
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