| Acaudina molpadioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Order: | Molpadida |
| Family: | Caudinidae |
| Genus: | Acaudina |
| Species: | A. molpadioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867) | |
Acaudina molpadioides is a species of sea cucumber in the genus Acaudina. The species is found in the tropical waters of India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Australia. The cucumber is harvested for use in traditional medicine and as a food. It was first described by Semper in 1867 or 1868.
References
- ^ "Acaudina molpadioides". www.sealifebase.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- Shi, Hongjie; Chang, Yaoguang; Gao, Yuan; Wang, Xiong; Chen, Xin; Wang, Yuming; Xue, Changhu; Tang, Qingjuan (2017-09-20). "Dietary fucoidan of Acaudina molpadioides alters gut microbiota and mitigates intestinal mucosal injury induced by cyclophosphamide". Food & Function. 8 (9): 3383–3393. doi:10.1039/C7FO00932A. ISSN 2042-650X. PMID 28861559.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acaudina molpadioides (Semper, 1867)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acaudina molpadioides | |
| Haplodactyla molpadioides | |
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