(Lampert, 1885)

N. proteus is a red, brown, grey or purple, small to medium, plump and ovoid sea cucumber, covered with large stiff tube feet. The body is soft and pliable, with 20 tentacles in 2 rings. Spicules are low spinous tables (often knobbed) and branched rods (N. proteus spicules). This speces can be found on reefs and in coastal areas, on sand.

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea
Order Dendrochirotida
Family Phyllophoridae
Genus Neocucumis
Species Neocucumis proteus

Status in World Register of Marine Species

Not included in WoRMS database

Scientific synonyms and common names

Neocucumis proteus (Lampert, 1885)

Cannon, L.R.G. and Silver, H. 1986. Sea Cucumbers of Northern Australia. Queensland Museum, South Brisbane, Australia, 60 pp.

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