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Diversity and community structure of seagrass at Arrecife Island, Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines

Davao Research Journal
This study assessed the seagrass communities of Arrecife Island, Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines, focusing on species composition, percent cover, and the diversity and density of associated macroinvertebrates, particularly sea cucumbers.
Cristobal B Cayetano, Ma. Lotus E Patiluna, Jean Beth S Jontila   +2 more
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FISSIPAROUS SEA CUCUMBER (Holothuria atra) POPULATION IN NORTH LOMBOK, INDONESIA

Marine Research in Indonesia, 2018
Sea cucumbers belonged to the species of Holothuria atra are one of the holothurians that could reproduce asexually through fission particularly when their ambient environments are not optimum to reproduce sexually. The reproductive pattern of H. atra has been shown to correlate with to the condition of H.
Fawzan Bhakti Soffa, - Supono, Muhammad Firdaus, Lisa Fajar Indriana   +3 more
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Antifungal effect of Sticophus hermanii and Holothuria atra extract and its cytotoxicity on gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cell

Dental Journal, 2013
Background: Sea cucumber had been acknowledged to have some medical properties Sticophus hermanii and Holothuria atra are species of sea cucumber which has been known to have antifungal properties thus potentially explored as therapeutic agent in oral ...
Kristanti Parisihni, Syamsulina Revianti
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EXPLORATION OF SEA CUCUMBER INTESTINAL SYMBIONT MICROBE AS PROBIOTIC MICROBE CANDIDATE IN HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS

JFMR-Journal of Fisheries and Marine Research, 2020
Natural ingredients from animals and plants generally have potential in pharmaceutical applications. However, there are still relatively little exploration made on the active ingredients from marine life.
Delianis Pringgenies, Putri Hutari Girsang, Ervia Yudiati, Gunawan Widi Santosa   +3 more
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Species diversity of sea cucumber affected by gleaning and anthropogenic marine debris in Governor Generoso, Philippines

Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Sea cucumber is an important species for gathering and trading among small-scale fishers. While there are several reports on sea cucumber population in the Davao region, these were not updated, and providing continuing assessments will help preserve its ...
Edison D. Macusi, Meriz A. Ganob, Hanelen T. Pislan   +2 more
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Qualitative and Quantitative Saponin Contents in Five Sea Cucumbers from the Indian Ocean

Marine Drugs, 2010
To avoid predation, holothuroids produce feeding-deterrent molecules in their body wall and viscera, the so-called saponins. Five tropical sea cucumber species of the family Holothuriidae were investigated in order to study their saponin content in two ...
Patrick Flammang, Pascal Gerbaux, Séverine Van Dyck   +2 more
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Effect of sea cucumbers Holothuria atra extract on liver and kidney functions in rats [PDF]

Journal of Egyptian Academic Society for Environmental Development. D, Environmental Studies, 2017
Sea cucumbers are an abundant group of motile reef invertebrates. They have a special organ called Cuvierian organ that contains toxic substances. The present study aims to show the effect of the sublethal dose of the extract of sea cucumber Holathuria arta on liver and kidney functions in rats at different intervals (half hour, one hour, 6 hours, 12 ...
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Saponin and Fatty Acid Profiling of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria atra, α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Activity and the Identification of a Novel Triterpene Glycoside. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2023
Puspitasari YE, Tuenter E, Foubert K, Herawati H, Hariati AM, Aulanni'am A, Pieters L, De Bruyne T, Hermans N.   +8 more
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Variation in Righting Times of Holothuria atra, Stichopus chloronotus, and Holothuria edulis in Response to Increased Seawater Temperatures on Heron Reef in the Southern GBR

Journal of Marine Biology, 2019
Sea cucumbers can mitigate some impacts of climate change through digestion of benthic sands and production of calcium carbonate. The projected ecological benefits of sea cucumbers in warmer, more acidic oceans are contingent on the capacities of individuals to acclimate and populations to adapt to climatic changes.
Elizabeth Buccheri, Matthias W. Foellmer, Beth A. Christensen, Paul Langis, Stefani Ritter, Esther Wolf, Aaren S. Freeman   +6 more
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Anticancer potency of black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra) from Mentawai Islands, Indonesia

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2017
Introduction: The source of bioactive compounds believed to have strong anticancer potency is derived from sea cucumber. Black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra) is a dominant species in Mentawai Islands, West Sumatera, Indonesia.
Mieke Hemiawati Satari, Utmi Arma, Syafruddin Ilyas, Dian Handayani   +3 more
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