Members of the phylum Echinodermata, commonly known as echinoderms, are exclusively
marine invertebrates. Among the Echinodermata, sea cucumber belongs to the family …

This review paper exhibits the underexplored realm of heavy metal contamination and
associated risks in sea cucumbers (SCs), which hold significant importance in traditional …

Soft-bodied slow-moving sea creatures such as sea stars and sea cucumbers lack an
adaptive immune system and have instead evolved the ability to make specialized protective …

Echinoderms exhibit several fascinating evolutionary innovations that are rarely seen in the
animal kingdom, but how these animals attained such features is not well understood. Here …

Background Transcriptome sequencing and assembly represent a great resource for the
study of non-model species, and many metrics have been used to evaluate and compare …

Investigating the routes of microplastic uptake in sea cucumber is crucial in this plastics
pollution age considering their non-selective feeding process, nutritional, biomedical and …

Abstract Sequencing of RNAs (RNA-Seq) has revolutionized the field of transcriptomics, but
the reads obtained often contain errors. Read error correction can have a large impact on …

Background Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata) have the capacity to
regenerate lost tissues and organs. Although the histological and cytological aspects of …

Abstract Background The noble scallop Chlamys nobilis Reeve displays polymorphism in
shell and muscle colors. Previous research showed that the orange scallops with orange …

Sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) is an ecologically and economically important
species in East and South‐East Asia. This project aimed to identify large numbers of gene …