# Afrocucumis

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***Afrocucumis*** is a genus of [sea cucumbers](/source/Sea_cucumbers) found in coastal waters in tropical and temperate regions.

## Characteristics

Like other members of the family Sclerodactylidae, members of the genus *Afrocucumis* are characterised by the complex ring of [ossicles](/source/Ossicle_(echinoderm)) they have near the anterior end. These may or may not take the form of a short tube, but are quite unlike the long tubes found in the [phyllophorids](/source/Phyllophoridae). The tentacles number ten to twenty.[1]

## Species

- *[Afrocucumis africana](/source/Afrocucumis_africana)* (Semper, 1867)
- *[Afrocucumis ovulum](/source/Afrocucumis_ovulum)* (Selenka, 1867)
- *[Afrocucumis stracki](/source/Afrocucumis_stracki)* Massin, 1996

## References

1. [Sclerodactylidae](https://archive.today/20120715072957/http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/dna/organisms/listing/20/1/155) Digital Nature Archive. Retrieved 2012-02-12.

## External links

- [WoRMS taxon details: Afrocucumis Deichmann, 1944](http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205161)

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