Uncommon ossicle in Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota from Teluk Nipah, Pangkor Island

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Muhd Lutfi, Fatin Najihah, Che Zahri, Mohd Zulhafiz, Mohamed Reha, Maryam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: USIM 2018
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3668/1/AJ%202018%20%28714%29%20Uncommon%20ossicle%20in%20Holothuria%20%28Mertensiothuria%29%20leucospilota%20from%20Teluk%20Nipah%2C%20Pangkor%20Island.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3668/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

The high popularity of a commercial sea cucumber species on Pangkor Island (i.e. Stichopus horrens) has resulted in a lack of studies on Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota from Pangkor Island, Perak, Malaysia. S. horrens is the main ingredient of gamat-based traditional medicine on the resort...