Acaudina molpadioides
Acaudina molpadioides is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Acaudina. The species is found in the tropical waters of India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia.[1] The cucumber is harvested for use in traditional medicine and as a food.[2] It was first described by Semper in 1867[3] or 1868.[1]
Acaudina molpadioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Molpadida |
Family: | Caudinidae |
Genus: | Acaudina |
Species: | A. molpadioides |
Binomial name | |
Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867) | |
References
- "Acaudina molpadioides". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Shi, Hongjie; Chang, Yaoguang; Gao, Yuan; Wang, Xiong; Chen, Xin; Wang, Yuming; Xue, Changhu; Tang, Qingjuan (2017-09-20). "Dietary fucoidan of Acaudina molpadioides alters gut microbiota and mitigates intestinal mucosal injury induced by cyclophosphamide". Food & Function. 8 (9): 3383–3393. doi:10.1039/C7FO00932A. ISSN 2042-650X.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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