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Revisión de la familia Phyllophoridae (Holothuroidea: Dendrochirotida) de las aguas mexicanas

Rev. biol. trop; 63 (supl.2), 2015
Resumen La fauna de equinodermos de México está representada por 643 especies. Dentro de éstas, 113 pertenecen a la Clase Holothuroidea (pepinos de mar). Los filofóridos (Holothuroidea: Phyllophoridae) se distinguen por presentar más de 10 tentáculos y un anillo calcáreo con prolongaciones posteri...

Checklist of echinoderms (Echinodermata) from the Southern Mexican Pacific: a historical review

Rev. biol. trop; 63 (supl.2), 2015
Resumen Los equinodermos del Pacífico Sur mexicano han sido estudiados por tres siglos, sin embargo discrepancias en la nomenclatura de algunas especies han prevalecido a través del tiempo. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la primera lista de especies actualizada de todos los nombres válidos y...

Gametogenesis and weight change of body organs of the sea cucumber Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea (Aspidochirotida: Holothuriidae) in Southern Brazil

Rev. biol. trop; 63 (supl.2), 2015
Abstract The sea cucumber Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea is a widely distributed and economically important species that has been harvested in Brazil for several years, where there are no studies on its reproduction. We studied a population near Guaratuba Bay in Southern Brazil. Four sampling campaigns we...

High-level soluble expression of the functional peptide derived from the C-terminal domain of the sea cucumber lysozyme and analysis of its antimicrobial activity

Electron. j. biotechnol; 17 (6), 2014
Background The sea cucumber lysozyme belongs to the family of invertebrate lysozymes and is thought to be a key defense factor in protecting aquaculture animals against bacterial infection. Recently, evidence was found that the sea cucumber lysozyme exerts broad spectrum antimicrobial action in vitro aga...