Triterpene glycosides chemically defend the south african kelp bed sea cucumber, Pseudocnella insolens (echinodermata : holothu roidea), against predation.

Keats, D.WBrown, R.E2023-06-142024-05-092023-06-142024-05-091997https://hdl.handle.net/10566/13577>Magister Scientiae - MScThe small, subtidal sea cucumber, Pseudocnella insolens appears to have no obvious protection from predation, yet it occurs in dense colonies covering rocky areas and appears to have few predators. Laboratory-based feeding rials were developed to assess the deterrent effects of various purified sea cucumber extractenTriterpene glycosideschemicallykelp bedsea cucumberPseudocnella insolensTriterpene glycosides chemically defend the south african kelp bed sea cucumber, Pseudocnella insolens (echinodermata : holothu roidea), against predation.University of the Western Cape