Gamat or Timun Laut? Ossicle shapes of Holothuria (Merthensiothuria) leucospilota and Stichopus horrens for identification
Gamat is a local name for all species of family 3chopodidae. Genera of Stichopus and Thelenota are the two members of family Stichopodidae which can be found in Malaysia’s seawaters e.g. Stichopus horrens Selenka, 1867 and Thelenota anax. Gamat has been exploited for its body fluid extracts i.e....
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/13014/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13014/1/PGKOS_Poster_2011_G1119351_Kamarul_Rahim_Kamarudin_PhD_KOS.pdf |
| Summary: | Gamat is a local name for all species of family 3chopodidae.
Genera of Stichopus and Thelenota are the two members of
family Stichopodidae which can be found in Malaysia’s seawaters e.g. Stichopus horrens Selenka, 1867 and Thelenota
anax. Gamat has been exploited for its body fluid extracts
i.e. air gamat and lipid extracts i.e. minyak gamat. In
line with the development of science and technology, modern-‐formularised gamat-‐based products sold by Malaysia’s
companies e.g. Gamat eMas Sdn. Bhd., Nur Af Enterprise, Nutrifes
Food
&
Beverages
Industries
Sdn.
Bhd.,
and
Luxor
Network
Sdn.
Bhd.
are
also
available
in
the
markets.
u S.
horrens
or
Gamat
Emas
has
been
used
as
the
main
ingredient. |
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