The
sea cucumber is a commercially and medically important member of the phylar
group Echinodermata, which is one of the most abundant and ecologically
successful marine-invertebrate clades. More than 1,250 species of sea cucumberhave been identified on the sea floor worldwide and approximately 20 of themare edible.
One especially important species is the sea cucumber (Apostichopus
japonicas, Selenka 1867), which is mostly found off the coasts of Northeast
Asia including Northern China, Korea, Japan, and Far East Russia, as it is used
as a source of seafood and in traditional medicine. Sea cucumbers also can
regenerate their missing organs within a few months, and this has generated
particular interest among the biomedical-research field. One of the most
important traits of the Apostichopus japonicus species is body color. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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