What species is a sea cucumber?

Question

What species is a sea cucumber?

Answer 1

Tere are different species of sea cucumbers, f.e.:

Californian sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus

taxonomy:

Domain Eukarya

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Echinodermata

Class Holothuroidea

Order Aspidochirotida

Family Stichopodidae

Genus Parastichopus

Species californicus

Common Name: California Sea Cucumber

Orange Sea Cucumber, Cucumaria miniata

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/eco/ta...

Impatient Sea Cucumber, Sea Cucumber, Holothuria impatiens

http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/H/Holothur...

Answer 2

Sea cucumbers are animals, not plants -- they're related to starfish.  And there are a number of them, so you really can't specify a single species.

They are holothurians, members of class Holothuriodae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumbe... and found in various subclasses and families in the class.  The zoologists (animal specialists) will probably be more useful to you on this than we botanists (plant specialists).