Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (2): 178-183.doi: 10.11978/2022070CSTR: 32234.14.2022070

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Research progress of the regulating hormones for spawning behaviors of sea cucumbers

LUO Peng1(), YIN Jiayue1,2, MA Bo1,2, LYU Ying3, REN Chunhua1, HU Chaoqun1(), JIANG Xiao1   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
    3. College of Oceanography, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou 535011, China
  • Received:2022-04-08 Revised:2022-05-25 Online:2023-03-10 Published:2022-06-08
  • Contact: HU Chaoqun. email: cqhu@scsio.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program “Scientific and technological innovation in blue granary” Special Project(2020YFD0901104)

Abstract:

Sea Cucumbers play an important role in marine ecological system and have edible and medicinal values. At present, wild resources of sea cucumbers are greatly depleted in China, and artificial breeding of sea cucumbers provides an essential way to restore the population resources. Understanding the hormones that regulate spawning behaviors of sea cucumbers has great significance for the development of artificial injection hormone. We reviewed the hormones found in sea cucumbers that can regulate their spawning behaviors, and we also provide some new perceptions for the future research. The review can provide some valuable references for revealing the key spawning mechanism of sea cucumbers and developing the artificial spawning induction by injecting hormones.

Key words: sea cucumbers, spawning, hormones, regulation