Holothuroidea
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HOLOTHUROIDEA
LUKE EDGAR, COLTON BURKE & JUSTIN ROBAR
TAXON• Kingdom: Animalia• Phylum: Echinodermata• Class: Holothuroidea• Order: Apodida, Elasipodida, Aspidochirotida, Molpadiida,
Dendrochirotida, Dactylochirotida
SEA CUCUMBER
CHARACTERISTICS
• Soft bodied echinoderm, invertebrate • Decomposer• 20cm on average, ranging 1cm to 3.6m• 1716 different species• Tube feet
EVOLUTION
• 400 million years ago (Lower Devonian Period)• Evolved from Ophiocistioids (Paleozoic Era)• Poor fossil records, ossicles
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
• Respiratory trees• Evisceration to deter predators or seasonally • Calcite rings around pharynx• Oracle tentacles • Ossicles are primary bone structure
VIDEO
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCxKFc3XtJs
LIFE CYCLE
• Reproduce sexually through broadcast spawning• Asexual reproduction, regeneration, protandric• Zygote Larvae Adult (Metamorphosis)• Sexual Dimorphism • 5-10 year lifespan
FUN FACTS
• Pharmaceutical toxins• Gourmet food item in orient• Fish & octopii bait • Tubules used as bandages• Commensalism, pearl fish
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2008. Web. 20 Mar. 2014.• Kerr, Alexander. Holothuroidea. Version 1. Tree of Life, Dec. 2000. Web. 20 Mar. 2014.• Bordbar, Sara et al. High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional
Foods—A Review. The National Center for Biotechnology Information, 10 Oct. 2011.Web. 20 Mar. 2014.
• Paulay, Gustav. WoRMS taxon details: Holothuroidea. World Register of Marine Species, 8 Dec. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.
• Mulcrone, Renee. Animal Diversity Web: Holothuroidea. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2005. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.
• Waggoner, Ben, and Brian Speer. The Holothuroidea. University of California Museum of Paleontology, 1994. Web. 29 Mar. 2014.
• “Sea cucumber.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 26 Mar. 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
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