Where I can get the information about sea cucumber (Holothuriidea, teripang, gamat, teat fish)?
The sea cucumber (also known as trepang, bêche-de-mer, or ambiguously, sea slug) is an echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, with an elongated body and leathery skin, which is found on the sea floor worldwide. It is so named because of its cucumber-like shape. The body contains a single, branched gonad. Like all echinoderms, sea cucumbers have an endoskeleton just below the skin, calcified structures that are usually reduced to isolated microscopic ossicles (or sclerietes) joined by connective tissue. These can sometimes be enlarged to flattened plates, forming an armour. In pelagic species (Order Elasipodida, family Pelagothuriidae), the skeleton is often absent[1]. Contents [hide] 1 Overview 2 Sea cucumbers as food and medicine 3 Commercial Harvest 4 Sea cucumbers in art and literature 5 Sea Cumbers in Captivity 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links for further details and picture : http://en.wikipedia.
