June 2013 PMID 23209636

Deposit-feeding sea cucumbers enhance mineralization and nutrient cycling in organically-enriched coastal sediments.

Thomas Mactavish, Jeanie Stenton-Dozey, Kay Vopel, Candida Savage

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The overall tone reveals a blend of humor, curiosity, and casual interest, with posts praising Ze Frank's educational videos and joking about sea cucumbers' bizarre features, which reflects a positive engagement and awareness of their ecological significance. These comments demonstrate how shared digital discussions leverage humor and factual interest to explore scientific concepts.

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Deposit-feeding sea cucumbers help enhance nutrient cycling and mineralization in coastal sediments loaded with organic matter, potentially reducing the negative impacts of organic enrichment.
They increase the release of inorganic nitrogen like ammonium, which boosts algal growth, but their grazing on microphytobenthos can lower overall primary producer biomass and oxygen production.
The presence of sea cucumbers shifts microbial activity towards more decomposition, increasing bacterial abundance and oxygen consumption, which helps reduce sediment organic matter and improves ecosystem health.]

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@Mad__Overlord @MichaelRook3 @Gingerblast here's an oddly enjoyable introduction to the concept: https://t.co/bnH41Nd3qW

Jun 18, 2025 · 3 likes · 271 followers View post →

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@AMAZlNGNATURE Sea Cucumber I believe! Tasty heavily smoked! https://t.co/bJIEJejbU9

Feb 11, 2025 · 4,541 followers View post →

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Jul 4, 2024 · 27 followers View post →

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RT @Squigglysquid: @R_H_Ebright I recommend zefrank’s excellent video on the subject of sea cucumbers.

May 8, 2024 · 1 share · 7,122 followers View post →

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@R_H_Ebright I recommend zefrank’s excellent video on the subject of sea cucumbers.

May 8, 2024 · 3 likes · 1 share · 94 followers View post →

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Apr 6, 2024 · 34 followers View post →

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@CallMeK1123 A sea cucumber. When threatened, they eject their organs. https://t.co/Vs7ftEAB6n

Mar 27, 2024 · 1 like · 1,243 followers View post →

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@sappholives83 It's like a gross imitation of a Sea Cucumber, or something. https://t.co/8KCXyBD9fs

Mar 24, 2024 · 519 followers View post →

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Mar 17, 2024 · 1 like · 416 followers View post →

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Feb 14, 2024 · 195 followers View post →

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Nov 28, 2023 · 255 followers View post →

Descent into Midnight

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These cucumbers aren’t for making pickles. Check out one of our favorite science communicators talking about sea cucumbers! https://t.co/XX0dKcLFcI

Nov 25, 2023 · 2 likes · 912 followers View post →

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Nov 22, 2023 · 1 like · 32,793 followers View post →

Michael Strode

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@AlyssAdventures In this vein (amusing bit about the cloaca): https://t.co/ywbCNo3Uuj

Oct 16, 2023 · 1 like · 233 followers View post →

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Oct 15, 2023 · 13 followers View post →

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Oct 9, 2023 · 1 like · 103 followers View post →

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laughed myself mildly cogent https://t.co/SMbqPnLRkO

Jul 15, 2023 · 1 like · 2,687 followers View post →

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May 27, 2023 · 210 followers View post →

Molly Blue Dawn

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Let's all remember how great sea cucumbers are when they're alive and in the sea: https://t.co/SwTQ7VOtrg https://t.co/BpCf5868PS

Apr 27, 2023 · 1 like · 2,843 followers View post →

The Kennel

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Apr 24, 2023 · 2,647 followers View post →

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Wandering around on YT weird vids, kinda found my new favorite narrated science and biology channel. Sea Cucumbers're hella interesting though. https://t.co/UYPFATGdU6

Apr 14, 2023 · 314 followers View post →

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My fave science for adults channel has the more kids friendly and educational side channel now, lol. It's still funny and gross, only less profanities

Apr 10, 2023 · 245 followers View post →

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Apr 7, 2023 · 219 followers View post →

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@_sarrahb_ This whole video is great but if you want to see it dance fast forward to 4 minutes 50 seconds.

Mar 30, 2023 · 1,129 followers View post →

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Mar 29, 2023 · 327 followers View post →

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Feb 24, 2023 · 356 followers View post →

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@JayGoo · X

Far too early for work so I'm going to sit down by some bins and learn about sea cucumbers. https://t.co/kSMsxHtu2g

Feb 1, 2023 · 364 followers View post →

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Nov 20, 2022 · 12 followers View post →

Leon Timmermans

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Worst part is I'm not sure sea cucumbers are the weirdest echinoderms: https://t.co/r1WxwbruCq

Nov 18, 2022 · 698 followers View post →

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Nov 11, 2022 · 152 followers View post →

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Nov 7, 2022 · 459 followers View post →

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Nov 4, 2022 · 68 followers View post →

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Nov 4, 2022 · 24 followers View post →

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Nov 2, 2022 · 1,822 followers View post →

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Oct 31, 2022 · 20 followers View post →

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Oct 30, 2022 · 1,646 followers View post →

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Oct 27, 2022 · 2 likes · 749 followers View post →

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Oct 21, 2022 · 2 likes · 713 followers View post →

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@minxy_one He literally have an IQ of an sea cucumber. Like this video https://t.co/wTCSef8ja0

Oct 20, 2022 · 219 followers View post →

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@AndersWhist · X

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Oct 17, 2022 · 59 followers View post →

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Oct 17, 2022 · 662 followers View post →

UltimApe

@ultimape · X

"Sometimes that cloaca can look like it's staring right at you. Right into your soul." https://t.co/Q1vP7LAeBa

Oct 16, 2022 · 6,697 followers View post →

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Oct 16, 2022 · 220 followers View post →

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Oct 15, 2022 · 173 followers View post →

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@Barnacules · X

David Attenborough could learn a few things from my man @zefrank

Oct 15, 2022 · 6 likes · 103,220 followers View post →

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@Julesofthwood · X

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Oct 15, 2022 · 6,233 followers View post →

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Oct 14, 2022 · 1 share · 2,158 followers View post →

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Oct 14, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 599 followers View post →

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Oct 13, 2022 · 718 followers View post →

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Oct 12, 2022 · 865 followers View post →

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Oct 12, 2022 · 2,244 followers View post →

Illu

@illu_stratos · X

Scientifically speaking sea cucumbers look nastier https://t.co/JPTqJWkmou https://t.co/ER1dWZuva0

Oct 12, 2022 · 1,669 followers View post →

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Oct 12, 2022 · 14 followers View post →

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@ssaft.com · Bluesky

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Oct 12, 2022 · 1 like View post →

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Oct 12, 2022 · 10,075 followers View post →

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@sirthomasii · X

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@ivacheung.com · Bluesky

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Oct 7, 2022 · 1 share View post →

Deposit-feeding sea cucumbers enhance mineralization and nutrient cycling in organically-enriched coastal sediments.

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Sea Cucumbers: Insight into their Biology and Regeneration Capabilities

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