Sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea.They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothurian (/ˌhɒləˈθjʊəriən, ˌhoʊ-, -ˈθʊər-/) species worldwide is about 1,717 with the greatest number being in the Asia Pacific region. Many of these are gathered for human consumption and some species are cultivated in aquaculture systems. The harvested product is variously referred to as trepang, bêche-de-mer or balate. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as they help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter after which bacteria can continue the degradation process.
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Sea cucumber
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea.They are marine animals with a leathery skin and an elongated body containing a single, branched gonad. Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide. The number of holothurian (/ˌhɒləˈθjʊəriən, ˌhoʊ-, -ˈθʊər-/) species worldwide is about 1,717 with the greatest number being in the Asia Pacific region. Many of these are gathered for human consumption and some species are cultivated in aquaculture systems. The harvested product is variously referred to as trepang, bêche-de-mer or balate. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as they help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter after which bacteria can continue the degradation process.
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Concombre de mer Holothuroidea ...... que peuvent dépasser 3 mètres.
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Die Seegurken (Holothuroidea), ...... nnahen Biomasse aus Seegurken.
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Gli oloturoidei o oloturie (Ho ...... orfologia simile all'ortaggio.
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Holothuroidea (do grego holoth ...... como bicho-do-mar ou tripango.
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Las holoturias u holoturoideos ...... emo se halla la abertura anal.
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Sea cucumbers are echinoderms ...... e fruit of the cucumber plant.
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Strzykwy (Holothuroidea) – gro ...... nym znane są z dolnego kambru.
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Zeekomkommers (Holothuroidea) ...... als voedsel of in medicijnen.
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Голоту́рии, или морские кубышк ...... осятся к силурийскому периоду.
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خيار البحر (بالإنجليزية: sea c ...... ، ولها خاصية تنبيه عضلة القلب.
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Benthopelagic sea cucumbers, s ...... s much as up the water column
Pearsonothuria graeffei showing its three row of podia on its trivium
Sea cucumber ossicles
Spanish dancer , another swimm ...... eters by the Davidson Seamount
The mysterious Pelagothuria natatrix is the only truly pelagic echinoderm known to date.
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deBlainville, 1834
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A sea cucumber , displaying its feeding tentacles and tube feet.
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* Apodida (Brandt, 18 ...... 2)
* Molpadida (Haeckel, 1896)
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Concombre de mer Holothuroidea ...... hurie serpentiforme (Apodida).
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Die Seegurken (Holothuroidea), ...... nnahen Biomasse aus Seegurken.
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Gli oloturoidei o oloturie (Ho ...... orfologia simile all'ortaggio.
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Holothuroidea (do grego holoth ...... al e, deste modo, conhecidos c
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Las holoturias u holoturoideos ...... e conocen unas 1.400 especies.
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Sea cucumbers are echinoderms ...... tinue the degradation process.
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Strzykwy (Holothuroidea) – gro ...... nym znane są z dolnego kambru.
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Zeekomkommers (Holothuroidea) ...... als voedsel of in medicijnen.
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Голоту́рии, или морские кубышк ...... осятся к силурийскому периоду.
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خيار البحر (بالإنجليزية: sea c ...... يطات العالم وفي مختلف الأعماق.
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Holothurie
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Holothuroidea
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Holothuroidea
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Pepino-do-mar
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Sea cucumber
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Seegurken
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Strzykwy
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Zeekomkommers
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Голотурии
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خيار البحر
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