| Sea apple | |
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| Pseudocolochirus violaceus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Dendrochirotida |
| Family: | Cucumariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocolochirus Pearson, 1910 |
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Sea apple is the common name for the colorful and somewhat round sea cucumbers of the genus Pseudocolochirus, found in Indo-Pacific waters.[2][3] Sea apples are filter feeders with tentacles, ovate bodies, and tube-like feet. As with many other holothurians, they can release their internal organs or a toxin into the water when stressed.[3][4]
- ^ a b WoRMS (2009). "Pseudocolochirus Pearson, 1910". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^ "Sea apple sea cucumber (Pseudocolochirus violaceaus) on Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin, Singapore." Wildsingapore homepage. 2003. <http://www.wildsingapore.com/chekjawa/text/c624.htm>.
- ^ a b Stratton, Richard. Mini Reef Aquariums Yearbook. Neptune, NJ: T. F. H. Publications. ISBN 0-7938-1976-8.
- ^ Haywood, Martyn; Sue Wells (1989). The Manual of Marine Invertebrates. Morris Plains, NJ: Tetra Press:Salamander Books Ltd. p. 208. ISBN 3-89356-033-5.