As the development continues, the length and the thickness of the rhinophores and oral tentacles increases as well as the body size.
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Dendrochirotida are filter-feeders, with plump bodies and 8 30 branched oral tentacles ( which can be extremely long and complex ).
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The polyp colour is pale pink through to red, and consists of a central circlet of oral tentacles surrounded by paler but larger aboral tentacles
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The rhinophores and oral tentacles have white spots near the base, followed by a pale green band, then a broad white band and clear tips.
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The four oral tentacles are long and branch four or five times as the medusa grows, and the oval ocelli are situated on the base of the tentacles.
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It can be found within the gut cavity, or near the oral tentacles and anus of sea cucumber species " Holothuria whitmaei ", " Actinopyga obesa ", and most commonly " Holothuria atra ".
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The first pair of cephalic tentacles, the rhinophores, emerge shortly after metamorphosis ( 30 % of development ), whereas the second pair, the oral tentacles, appear significantly later in postmetamorphic stages ( juvenile stage, 40 % of development ).
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Specimens of " Pontohedyle " are externally uniform and easily distinguishable from other acochlids by the lack of rhinophores and the bow-shaped oral tentacles . " Pontohedyle " typically bear monaxone, rodlet-like spicules distributed randomly and frequently accumulated between the oral tentacles.
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Specimens of " Pontohedyle " are externally uniform and easily distinguishable from other acochlids by the lack of rhinophores and the bow-shaped oral tentacles . " Pontohedyle " typically bear monaxone, rodlet-like spicules distributed randomly and frequently accumulated between the oral tentacles.
