Mauve sea cucumber (Pentacta doliolum)

Mauve sea cucumber, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Pentacta is a genus of echinoderms belonging to the family Cucumariidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mauve sea cucumber being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hemiocnus insolens
Cucumaria frondosa

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Dendrochirotida
Family: Cucumariidae
Genus: Pentacta
Species: Pentacta doliolum

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