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sea cucumber

A cylindrical marine invertebrate of the family Holothuria; some species have tentacles that contain a mild venom. Contact with the organism may produce dermatitis.
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The dynamics of oogenesis and the annual ovarian cycle of Stichopus californicus (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea).
A review of recent developments in the world sea cucumber fisheries
Effect of water temperature on the survival and growth of endobenthic Holothuria scabra (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) juveniles reared in outdoor ponds.
A review of the research on the Australasian sea cucumber, Australostichopus mollis (echinodermata: holothuroidea) (Hutton 1872), with emphasis on aquaculture
Regeneration of the aquapharyngcal complex in the holothurian Eupentacta fraudatrix (Holothuroidea, Dendrochirota).
Gut regeneration in holothurians: a snapshot of recent developments
Structure of the ovotestis and release of gametes of a coelomic-brooding sea cucumber, Synaptula hydriformis (Lesueur, 1824) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea).
Exogonadal oogenesis in a temperate holothurian
sdf -- -- Sigambra parva o -- -- Holothuroidea indet.
Abundance and distribution of small infauna in mangroves of Missionary Bay, North Queensland, Australia
Por el numero de especies domina Asteroidea con 12, le siguen Echinoidea con 10 y Holothuroidea con 4.
Asteroidea, Echinoidea y Holothuroidea en fondos someros de la Bahia de Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Species composition and molecular phylogeny of the Indo-Pacific teatfish (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) beche-de-mer fishery.
Morphological and genetic variation indicate cryptic species within Lamarck's little sea star, Parvulastra (=Patiriella) exigua
Adult individuals of Eupentacta fraudatrix (Holothuroidea, Dendrochirota) were collected from Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan.
Transdifferentiation in holothurian gut regeneration
Ovarian ultrastructure and vitellogenesis in ten species of shallow-water and bathyl sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) J.
Nutritive phagocyte incubation chambers provide a structural and nutritive microenvironment for germ cells of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, the green sea urchin
The Holothuroidea contains the highest number of viviparous species (O'Loughlin, 1994).
Viviparity in the sea star Cryptasterina hystera (Asterinidae)--conserved and modified features in reproduction and development
Feeding and growth on bivalve biodeposits by the deposit feeder Stichopus japonicus Selenka (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) co-cultured in lantern nets.
Bio-mitigation based on integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in temperate coastal waters: practice, assessment, and challenges
Reproductive biology of the commercial sea cucumber Parastichopus californicus (Stimpson) (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea).
ESTIMATES OF REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL AND TIMING IN CALIFORNIA SEA CUCUMBERS PARASTICHOPUS CALIFORNICUS (STIMPSON, 1857) FROM SOUTHEAST ALASKA BASED ON NATURAL SPAWNING

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