Stichopus

Stichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers from the family Stichopodidae.

Species

シカクナマコ属

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumEchinodermata
ClassHolothuroidea
OrderSynallactida
FamilyStichopodidae

Habitatmarine

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Research

837 papers

Stichopus japonicus Polysaccharide Stimulates Osteoblast Differentiation through Activation of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein Pathway in MC3T3-E1 Cells.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2021
Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of the tropical sea cucumber Stichopus monotuberculatus.Scientific data · 2024
Release of antidiabetic peptides from Stichopus japonicas by simulated gastrointestinal digestion.Food chemistry · 2020
Zinc-Chelating Mechanism of Sea Cucumber (Stichopus japonicus)-Derived Synthetic Peptides.Marine drugs · 2019
Inhibition of ultraviolet-induced sea cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) autolysis by maintaining coelomocyte intracellular calcium homeostasis.Food chemistry · 2022

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Commons category: Stichopus
taxon name: Stichopus

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Contents

Description and characteristics
List of species
References
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Stichopus is a genus of sea cucumbers from the family Stichopodidae.

== Description and characteristics == Sources disagree about how many species should be classified in the genus. By 1922 there were about 20 described. Current species counts range from about 8 to 14. A number of animals have been moved to other genera, such as Apostichopus and Isostichopus.