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 (3.9 and 11.8 in) long...
- 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...
- has been hypothesized these defense mechanisms, that animals such as Holothurians have, are due to evolution against predation. This species contains one...
- 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2024. Mulochau; Conand (October 2008). "Holothurians and other echinoderms of the Glorieuses Islands (Scattered Islands of...
- with tentacles, ovate bodies, and tube-like feet. As with many other holothurians, they can release their internal organs or a toxin into the water when...
- Dolmatov; Thomas Heinzeller (1 December 2005). "Transdifferentiation in Holothurian Gut Regeneration". The Biological Bulletin. 209 (3): 184–193. doi:10...
- of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 2: Cephalopods, Crustaceans, Holothurians and Sharks (PDF). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes...
- and ecology of the holothurian bed, Llandrindod, Wales, UK (Darriwilian, Middle Ordovician), and the oldest articulated holothurian". Palaeontologia Electronica...
- from the Silurian Herefordshire Lagerstätte, and the evolution of the holothurian body plan" (PDF). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences...