Holothuroidea
Also known as trepang, Sea cucumber, Sea Slug, Sea-slug, swallo, sea cucumbers, Beche-de-mer
class of echinoderms
AI overview
Holothuroidea is a class of marine animals called echinoderms that includes sea cucumbers, which are soft-bodied creatures found on ocean floors around the world. They matter because they play an important role in ocean ecosystems by breaking down organic material and recycling nutrients in the seafloor.
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Species
sea cucumbers
Holothuroidea
CLASS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassHolothuroidea
Habitatmarine, brackish
海參，又名海鼠、海黄瓜，是海生的棘皮類動物，通常生活在水溫頗低的海底，平時以過濾沙子中的雜質為食，又有海中清道夫之稱。遇到危險時會吐出內臟嚇阻敵人，以求自保。海参在外界某些条件刺激下，会有自溶现象。是南北貨的一種。
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Research
2,847 papers- Sphingolipids of Asteroidea and Holothuroidea: Structures and Biological Activities.ReviewMarine drugs · 2021Malyarenko TV, Kicha AA, Stonik VA et al.DOI: 10.3390/md19060330
- Aquatic Antagonists: Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea).
Article
Thelenota ananas, a giant sea cucumber from the Indo-Pacific tropics
Sea cucumbers are echinoderms from the class Holothuroidea (/ˌhɒləˌθjʊəˈrɔɪdiə, ˌhoʊlə-/ HOL-ə-thyuu-ROY-dee-ə, HOH-lə-). They are benthic marine animals found on the sea floor worldwide, and the number of known holothuroid species worldwide is about 1,786, with the greatest number being in the Asia–Pacific region. Sea cucumbers serve a useful role in the marine ecosystem as detritivores who help recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter, after which microbes can continue the decomposition process.