The biological marine system in the Mediterranean Sea off Alexandria, Egypt, was
investigated to recognise its biodiversity and the relations among “ichthyofauna …

Objective: Sea cucumbers are considered among the most important functional foods.
Following bioassay guided fractionation, we assessed the anti-proliferative and anti …

Holothuria polii (Delle Chiaje, 1823)(Holothuriidae) is a sea cucumber inhabiting
Mediterranean Sea coast of Egypt. The bioactive compound of its tegument has antifungal …

Holothuria arenicola is the most important and abundant sea cucumber species in the
Mediterranean Sea on the Egyptian coast (Fig. 1A). It was recorded in 1984 for the first time …

The study presents the first reported case of Holothuria sanctori distribution in the Egyptian
Mediterranean coast and its biological characteristics, including Holothuria polii as the most …

First record of a Lessepsian migrant: the sea cucumber Holothuria (Theelothuria) hamata
Pearson, 1913. A single specimen of the Indo-West Pacific sea cucumber Holothuria …

Sea cucumbers depletion has become a threat to Egypt because of the extreme harvesting
and utility of sea cucumbers for their direct value as food and as source for bioactive …

Marine invertebrates have become attractive as nutraceutical and functional foods and as a
source material for the development of therapeutic drugs. The bioactivity of echinoderm …

Background There has been an active sea cucumber fishery in the western Indian Ocean
region (WIO) for about a century. Because sea cucumbers in the WIO are solely harvested …

Holothuria arenicola est l'espèce d'holothurie la plus importante et la plus abondante en mer
Méditerranée, sur la côte égyptienne (figure 1A). Sa présence a été signalée pour la …