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Sea Apples and Expelling Their Internal Organs[edit]

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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