Pairing behavior, reproduction and diet in the deep-sea holothurian genusParoriza (Holothurioidea: Synallactidae)

• Other Authors: Tyler, Paul A., Young, Craig M., Billet, D. S. M., Giles, L. A., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Subjects: Holothuroidea; Reproduction; Sea cucumbers > Behavior; Sea cucumbers > Food; Hermaphrodites (Animals); Giles; Triplets; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.asianfisheriessociety.org/publication/previous.php; http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007216; https://fau.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fau%3A32842/datastream/TN/view/Pairing%20behavior,%20reproduction%20and%20diet%20in%20the%20deep-sea%20holothurian%20genusParoriza%20%28Holothurioidea%3A%20Synallactidae%29.jpg

Deep-sea holothurians of the genus Paroriza (Family Synallactidae) have often been observed or photographed in pairs or triplets. Observations of tracks on the sea floor suggest that pairs may remain together for some time. We explored the reasons for pairing in a study of reproductive condition and...