Abstract:Sea pigs (Scotoplanes spp.) are deep-sea dwelling sea cucumbers of the phylum Echinodermata, class Holothuroidea, and order Elasipodida. Few reports are available on the microscopic anatomy of these deep-sea animals. This study describes the histologic findings of two, wild, male and female Scotoplanes sp. collected from Monterey Bay, California. Microscopic findings were similar to other holothuroids, with a few notable exceptions. Sea pigs were bilaterally symmetrical with six pairs of greatly enlarged tube … Show more
“…The seven articles included here reflect the diversity of marine invertebrates. The studies on echinoderms concern the histology of bizarre deep-sea holothurians [8], gut regeneration in holothurians [9] and the anti-cancer properties of the coelomic fluid of a sea-urchin [10]. Another article presents a morphological description of three different types of acellular material lining hemal spaces of a penaeid shrimp [11].…”
Marine ecosystems encompass a wide variety of invertebrates, pelagic and benthonic, from intertidal to deep-sea habitats in polar to tropical regions [...]
“…The seven articles included here reflect the diversity of marine invertebrates. The studies on echinoderms concern the histology of bizarre deep-sea holothurians [8], gut regeneration in holothurians [9] and the anti-cancer properties of the coelomic fluid of a sea-urchin [10]. Another article presents a morphological description of three different types of acellular material lining hemal spaces of a penaeid shrimp [11].…”
Marine ecosystems encompass a wide variety of invertebrates, pelagic and benthonic, from intertidal to deep-sea habitats in polar to tropical regions [...]
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