A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union

A study of the taxonomy of the holothuroid fauna was conducted from September 1991 to May 1992 in San Juan, La Union. Collected specimen were preserved with denatured alcohol and stored at the undergraduate thesis laboratory of De La Salle University. Spicules were examined after maceration of the d...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alcober, Catherine L.
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Animo Repository 1992
Subjects:
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1210
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: De La Salle University
Language: English
id oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_bachelors-2210
record_format eprints
spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_bachelors-22102021-06-17T02:16:36Z A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union Alcober, Catherine L. A study of the taxonomy of the holothuroid fauna was conducted from September 1991 to May 1992 in San Juan, La Union. Collected specimen were preserved with denatured alcohol and stored at the undergraduate thesis laboratory of De La Salle University. Spicules were examined after maceration of the dorsal and ventral sides and papillae of each specimen under the microscope. Classification was based on the studies done by Domantay (1960), Geronimo (1976) and Leonardo (1904).Eight species were identified and classified down to the species level. Seven species belong to Order Aspidochirotida, (Malodeima) pulla, Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra, Actinopyga echinites, Actinopyga lecanora, Bohaschia graeffei and Bohadschia marmorata one species fall under Order Apodida Synapta maculata. 1992-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1210 Bachelor's Theses English Animo Repository Holothurians--Identification Sea-cucumbers
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
language English
topic Holothurians--Identification
Sea-cucumbers
spellingShingle Holothurians--Identification
Sea-cucumbers
Alcober, Catherine L.
A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
description A study of the taxonomy of the holothuroid fauna was conducted from September 1991 to May 1992 in San Juan, La Union. Collected specimen were preserved with denatured alcohol and stored at the undergraduate thesis laboratory of De La Salle University. Spicules were examined after maceration of the dorsal and ventral sides and papillae of each specimen under the microscope. Classification was based on the studies done by Domantay (1960), Geronimo (1976) and Leonardo (1904).Eight species were identified and classified down to the species level. Seven species belong to Order Aspidochirotida, (Malodeima) pulla, Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra, Actinopyga echinites, Actinopyga lecanora, Bohaschia graeffei and Bohadschia marmorata one species fall under Order Apodida Synapta maculata.
format text
author Alcober, Catherine L.
author_facet Alcober, Catherine L.
author_sort Alcober, Catherine L.
title A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
title_short A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
title_full A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
title_fullStr A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
title_full_unstemmed A taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in San Juan, La Union
title_sort taxonomic study of holothurian fauna found in san juan, la union
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 1992
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1210
_version_ 1712575678985011200