Acaudina molpadioides

Acaudina molpadioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Molpadida
Family: Caudinidae
Genus: Acaudina
Species:
A. molpadioides
Binomial name
Acaudina molpadioides
(Semper, 1867)

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Acaudina molpadioides". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  2. ^ 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. PMID 28861559.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.


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