Divers find rare Albino sea cucumber in Croatian Adriatic

(Photo credit: UPA Rostrum Split)

Divers from the Rostrum Association for Underwater Activities in Split (UPA Rostrum Split) have captured a rare and fascinating sight near the Croatian island of Čiovo.

UPA Rostrum Split have come across an albino sea cucumber.

“There are not many recorded findings of albino sea cucumbers in scientific literature worldwide. One of the rare findings was in the northern Adriatic in 2006, when an albino sea cucumber of the species Ocnus planci was spotted,” explained Pero Ugarković from the Institute…