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The threads become detached from the sea cucumber which crawls away. [2] The tubules are readily regenerated, a process that takes about 17 days in Holothuria leucospilota and five weeks in Holothuria forskali. [2] The tubules contain a toxic saponin called holothurin, which is also present in the body wall in some sea cucumber species. [5]
Holothuria stellati, also known as the Brown sea cucumber [2],is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. First described by Delle Chiaje in 1824. [ 3 ] There are two accepted subspecies, Holothuria stellati dakarensis and Holothuria stellati mammata , though there is still debate on whether or not they are separate species.
Nonbitterness of cultivated cucumber fruit is conferred by bt, an allele selected during domestication. Bi is a member of the oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) gene family. Phylogenetic analysis showed that Bi is the ortholog of cucurbitadienol synthase gene CPQ in squash ( Cucurbita pepo ) [ 7 ]
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The anatomy of the sea cucumber consists of the esophagus, the stomach, and the intestine. The esophagus connects the mouth to the stomach, and it is the most anterior of this three-section digestive tract. The intestine is the most posterior of the three-section digestive tract, and it lies between the stomach and the anus.
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The robust sea cucumber has a soft body and lacks a spine, but it does have an endoskeleton consisting of microscopic spicules, or ossicles, made of calcium carbonate. [2] C. robustus has a respiratory tree that allows it to extract oxygen for respiration, using the anus to pump water.
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