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Stichopus
Sign in to saveStichopus 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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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 359
- With media
- 36
- Family
- Stichopodidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, MCZ, UAM, NMV, SIO
- Recorded in
- Tonga, Philippines, Australia, Northern Mariana Islands, French Polynesia, United States, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Stichopodidae
- Image
- Stichopus herrmanni (Mayotte).jpg
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- Stichopus
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- Category:Stichopus
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description and characteristics
- List of species
- References
- External links
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.
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