Does the sea cucumber have only a few ossicles?

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2026-02-13 02:00

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The Word "ossicle" means "little bone"

The sea cucumber has calcified structures just under the skin which are called microscopic ossicles or sclerietes. There are many of these ossicles which are remnants of a previous endoskeleton.

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