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Sea Apples and Expelling Their Internal Organs

It is mentioned that these are capable of ejecting Cuvierian Tubules when stressed, but according to most reputable research, those tubules are only present in the Aspidochirotida order of the Holothuroidea. ^[1] ^[2] Delightedly (talk) 07:56, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Castillo, Jessica A.(2006). Predator Defense Mechanisms in Shallow Water Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea). UC Berkeley: UCB Moorea Class: Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands. Retrieved from: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/355702bs
^ Maintaining the Line of Defense: Regeneration of Cuvierian Tubules in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) Didier Vandenspiegel, Michel Jangoux and Patrick Flammang Biological Bulletin , Vol. 198, No. 1 (Feb., 2000), pp. 34-49 Published by: Marine Biological Laboratory Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1542802

[1] Castillo, Jessica A.(2006). Predator Defense Mechanisms in Shallow Water Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea). UC Berkeley: UCB Moorea Class: Biology and Geomorphology of Tropical Islands. Retrieved from: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/355702bs

[2] Maintaining the Line of Defense: Regeneration of Cuvierian Tubules in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea) Didier Vandenspiegel, Michel Jangoux and Patrick Flammang Biological Bulletin , Vol. 198, No. 1 (Feb., 2000), pp. 34-49 Published by: Marine Biological Laboratory Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1542802

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