Definition of Holothurians. Meaning of Holothurians. Synonyms of Holothurians

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Definition of Holothurians

Holothurian
Holothurian Hol`o*thu"ri*an, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the Holothurioidea. Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called sea cucumbers, sea slugs, trepang, and b[^e]che de m[`e]r. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese. See Trepang.

Meaning of Holothurians from wikipedia

- surrounded by tentacles, which can be pulled back inside the animal. Holothurians measure generally between 10 and 30 centimetres long, with extremes of...
- species can be found in the Antarctic. Scotoplanes (and all deep-sea holothurians) are deposit feeders and obtain food by extracting organic particles...
- of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2: Cephalopods, crustaceans, holothurians and sharks. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Food...
- of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2: Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Holothurians and Sharks (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes...
- Dolmatov; Thomas Heinzeller (1 December 2005). "Transdifferentiation in Holothurian Gut Regeneration". The Biological Bulletin. 209 (3): 184–193. doi:10...
- has been hypothesized these defense mechanisms, that animals such as Holothurians have, are due to evolution against predation. This species contains one...
- by Holothurians in several ways. Many Holothurians, including C. robustus, are capable of regeneration when transected. A 2012 study of Holothurians in...
- Linda A.; DeVogelaere, Andrew P. (2016-10-15). "Symbiosis between the holothurian Scotoplanes sp. A and the lithodid crab Neolithodes diomedeae on a featureless...
- free dictionary. Sea pig may refer to: Scotoplanes, a genus of deep-sea holothurians (sea cu****bers) commonly called sea pigs Sea Swine (a.k.a. Porcus Marinus)...
- and engage in external fertilization, as most Holothurians partake in broadcast spawning. Holothurians are known to sift through sediment to eat coral...