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Phylum Echinodermata, class Holothuroidea
| Title: | Phylum Echinodermata, class Holothuroidea. |
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| Name(s): |
McEuen, F. S. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press. | |
| Place of Publication: | Seattle | |
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| Extent: | 23 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | FA00007187 (IID) | |
| Note(s): |
High primary production, constant tidal flushing, and habitat diversity all help
to support a large number of sea cucumber species in the San Juan
Archipelago. At least twelve species representing four of the six orders of
holothuroids (Dendrochirotida, Aspidochirotida, Apodida, and Molpadiida)
occur in relatively high densities within diving range (30 m) in this region.
The majority of local sea cucumbers have separate sexes , broadcast their
gametes, and produce a non-feeding, planktonic larva. Most free-spawning
species reproduce from late winter to late spring and brooding species spawn
in late fall and early winter. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 627 This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: McEuen, F. S. (1987). Phylum Echinodermata, class Holothuroidea. In M. F. Strathmann (Ed.), Reproduction and development of marine invertebrates of the northern Pacific coast: data and methods for the study of eggs, embryos, and larvae (pp. 574-596). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. |
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| Subject(s): |
Echinodermata Holothuroidea Sea cucumbers Reproduction Growth and Development |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007187 | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
