Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia

This study aimed at documenting species richness and distribution of sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) in Malaysia. Sea cucumber collections were conducted from August 2004 until November 2011 from several study sites in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. A total of fifty two mor...

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Main Authors:	Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Usup, Gires, Hashim, Ridzwan, Mohamed Rehan, Maryam
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Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015
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spelling	iium-507802016-11-29T04:09:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/ Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim Usup, Gires Hashim, Ridzwan Mohamed Rehan, Maryam QL Zoology This study aimed at documenting species richness and distribution of sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) in Malaysia. Sea cucumber collections were conducted from August 2004 until November 2011 from several study sites in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. A total of fifty two morphospecies of sea cucumbers from four orders comprising of 12 genera were documented. Thirty eight species were recorded for Sabah, followed by 24 species for Peninsular Malaysia, and 10 species were recorded in both regions. However, nine species required further taxonomic works for their identification. Of the 15 Actinopyga species recorded, 14 species were from Sabah and one species was from Peninsular Malaysia. The order Aspidochirotida in general, and genus Holothuria in particular were the dominant taxa. Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) is the dominant species in Malaysia as it was observed and documented at all collection sites. Future studies on the species richness of sea cucumbers are required in Sarawak marine waters and the molecular phylogeny of the sea cucumbers in order to obtain a better understanding of the evolutionary relationships between the sea cucumbers of Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/1/50780_Sea_cucumber_%28Echinodermata-_Holothuroidea%29_species_richness.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/2/50780_Sea_cucumber_%28Echinodermata-_Holothuroidea%29_species_richness_SCOPUS.pdf Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim and Usup, Gires and Hashim, Ridzwan and Mohamed Rehan, Maryam (2015) Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 38 (1). pp. 7-32. ISSN 1511-3701 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2038%20(1)%20Feb.%202015/02%20Page%207-32%20(JTAS%200430-2012).pdf
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description	This study aimed at documenting species richness and distribution of sea cucumbers (Phylum Echinodermata: Class Holothuroidea) in Malaysia. Sea cucumber collections were conducted from August 2004 until November 2011 from several study sites in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. A total of fifty two morphospecies of sea cucumbers from four orders comprising of 12 genera were documented. Thirty eight species were recorded for Sabah, followed by 24 species for Peninsular Malaysia, and 10 species were recorded in both regions. However, nine species required further taxonomic works for their identification. Of the 15 Actinopyga species recorded, 14 species were from Sabah and one species was from Peninsular Malaysia. The order Aspidochirotida in general, and genus Holothuria in particular were the dominant taxa. Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt, 1835) is the dominant species in Malaysia as it was observed and documented at all collection sites. Future studies on the species richness of sea cucumbers are required in Sarawak marine waters and the molecular phylogeny of the sea cucumbers in order to obtain a better understanding of the evolutionary relationships between the sea cucumbers of Malaysia.
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author	Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim Usup, Gires Hashim, Ridzwan Mohamed Rehan, Maryam
author_facet	Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim Usup, Gires Hashim, Ridzwan Mohamed Rehan, Maryam
author_sort	Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim
title	Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia
title_short	Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia
title_full	Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia
title_sort	sea cucumber (echinodermata: holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/1/50780_Sea_cucumber_%28Echinodermata-_Holothuroidea%29_species_richness.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/50780/2/50780_Sea_cucumber_%28Echinodermata-_Holothuroidea%29_species_richness_SCOPUS.pdf
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Sea cucumber (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) species richness at selected localities in Malaysia

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