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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Holothuriida |
| Family: | Holothuriidae |
| Genus: | Holothuria |
| Species: | H. Glaberrima
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| Holothuria Glaberrima Selenka, 1867
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Holothuria (Selenkothuria) glaberrima, also known as the brown rock sea cucumber,[1] is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Holothuria, subgenus Selenkothuria. The cucumber is distributed in the Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.[2] The species is found at a depth of 0-42 meters.[3]
Research
Sea cucumbers are able to regenerate their complete digestive systems and grow back most parts of the body following injury. Because of this, and because of the closeness of the relationship of echinoderms to vertebrates, sea cucumbers have been used in regeneration research. Holothuria glaberrima has been widely used as a model organism for this purpose, and to facilitate these studies, the genome has been sequenced.[4]
References
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Holothuria glaberrima". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Holothuria (Selenkothuria) glaberrima Selenka, 1867". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "Holothuria glaberrima". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ Medina-Feliciano, Joshua G.; Pirro, Stacy; García-Arrarás, Jose E.; Mashanov, Vladimir; Ryan, Joseph F. (2021). "Draft Genome of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria glaberrima, a Model for the Study of Regeneration". Frontiers in Marine Science. doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.603410.
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