Biology and Ecology of Sea Cucumbers

Dear Colleagues,

Sea cucumber is an important group of marine macrobenthos, which plays a critical role in maintaining the balance of the global marine ecosystem. It has a special evolutionary status, belonging to a class of deuterostomes among invertebrates. In recent years, we have made great progress in the research of physiology, biochemistry, nutritional value, and so on. However, there are still many problems that need to be further studied in the development of sea cucumbers, such as species resource investigation, physiological and ecological characteristics, and medicinal mechanisms.

This research topic aims to discuss the biology and ecology of sea cucumbers. The integration of different fields of research is instrumental to our ability to extend our knowledge of the links among the genome, physiology, immunology, behavior, and responses to environmental change. We would like to solicit papers that contribute to our better understanding of sea cucumber development and resource conservation.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

• Sea cucumber genetics;
• Sea cucumber behavioral ecology;
• Sea cucumber immunology;
• Sea cucumber resources conservation;
• Sea cucumber bio-physiology.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Libin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Tianming Wang
Guest Editors

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