Sea Cucumber
Common Name: Sea Cucumber
Scientific Name: Holothuroidea
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Other Taxonomy: Subphylum: Echinozoa
Specimen #: 50
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide
Relationship with humans: Used as food in some countries. Some varieties of sea cucumber (known as gamat in Malaysia or teripang in Indonesia) are said to have excellent healing properties. There are pharmaceutical companies being built based on gamat. Extracts are prepared and made into oil, cream, or cosmetics. Some products are intended to be taken internally. A single study conducted on an unreported number of mice found intraperitoneal injection of sea cucumber extract to be somewhat effective in high doses (100 mg/kg) against internal pain, but ineffective against externally induced pain.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/sea-cucumber/
Scientific Name: Holothuroidea
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Other Taxonomy: Subphylum: Echinozoa
Specimen #: 50
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: Sea cucumbers are found on the sea floor worldwide
Relationship with humans: Used as food in some countries. Some varieties of sea cucumber (known as gamat in Malaysia or teripang in Indonesia) are said to have excellent healing properties. There are pharmaceutical companies being built based on gamat. Extracts are prepared and made into oil, cream, or cosmetics. Some products are intended to be taken internally. A single study conducted on an unreported number of mice found intraperitoneal injection of sea cucumber extract to be somewhat effective in high doses (100 mg/kg) against internal pain, but ineffective against externally induced pain.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_cucumber
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/sea-cucumber/