{"id":16315,"date":"2023-10-26T11:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=16315"},"modified":"2025-04-04T08:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:56:36","slug":"c-cucumber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/c-cucumber\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Cucumber"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About Sea Cucumber<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>This species is a part of a larger animal\u00a0group called echinoderms\u00a0and are\u00a0invertebrates\u00a0that live on the seafloor.<\/li>\n<li>Their body shape is similar to a cucumber, but they have\u00a0small tentacle-like tube feet that are used for locomotion and feeding.<\/li>\n<li>There are about 1,250 species of sea cucumber, all of which belong to the\u00a0taxonomic class Holothuroidea.<\/li>\n<li>Habitat:\n<ul>\n<li>They are found\u00a0in all marine environments throughout the world, from shallow to deep-sea environments.<\/li>\n<li>These\u00a0are benthic, meaning they live on the ocean floor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0excrete inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus, enhancing the productivity of benthic biota.<\/li>\n<li>Reproduction:\n<ul>\n<li>They exhibit\u00a0sexual and asexual reproduction.<\/li>\n<li>Unlike most terrestrial animals, sea cucumber\u00a0eggs undergo external fertilization\u2014females release eggs into the water that are fertilized when they come into contact with sperm that males have released.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Conservation status\n<ul>\n<li>CITES: Appendix II\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Wildlife Protection Act of 1972: Schedule I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Echinoderms?<\/h3>\n<p>These are a diverse group of marine animals belonging to the phylum Echinodermata. They are characterized by several unique features, including a radial symmetry, a spiny or prickly skin, and a water vascular system. Echinoderms are exclusively found in marine environments and are known for their remarkable regenerative abilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/tamil-nadu\/2023\/oct\/25\/330-kg-sea-cucumber-594-kg-raw-turmeric-seized-in-gulf-of-mannar-8-sl-nationals-among-12-held-2626674.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>330 kg sea cucumber and 594 kg raw turmeric seized in Gulf of Mannar; 8 SL nationals among 12 held<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sea Cucumber is a part of a larger animal group called echinoderms and are invertebrates that live on the seafloor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":16316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}