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Biotoxicity in echinoderms

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Title Biotoxicity in echinoderms
 
Creator Rao, D S
James, D B
Girijavallabhan, K G
Muthusamy, S
Najmuddin, M
 
Subject Echinoderms
 
Description Ten species of echinoderms viz. Holothuria atra, H. scabra, Bahadschia marmorata, Actinocucumls
typhus, Pentoceraster regulus, Tropiometra carinata, Astropecten indiciis, Goniodiscaster scaber and
Stomopnemtes variolaris have been screened for the biotoxicity of their various organs. Four series of
bioassays were carried out. They were tested for toxicity to Chanos and Tilapia fingerlings, toxicity
to mice and hemolytic activity. The gradation strongest to weakest toxic species is H. atra (both body
wall and viscera), B. marmorata (both body wall and cuvierian tubules), H. spinifera (both body wall
and viscera), H. scabra (body wall alone), P. regulus (body wall alone), A. typicus (body wall a lone), A.
indicus, H. scabra (viscera), P. regulus (viscera), S. variolaris (viscera), G. scaber, T. carinata and A.
typicus. Further detailed analysis is being pursued on isolation aod characterisation in order to determine
the variation In toxicity and the causative factor responsible for the same.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1985
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/1220/1/Rao_88-96.pdf
Rao, D S and James, D B and Girijavallabhan, K G and Muthusamy, S and Najmuddin, M (1985) Biotoxicity in echinoderms. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 27 (1&2). pp. 88-96.