Nine Kinds Of Sea Cucumber Species Found In W. Irian Jaya
September 8, 2006 @ 10:57 AM (EST)
Source: Antara.co.id
Fishermen in Kaimana district, West Irian Jaya province, have found nine kinds of marine biota of high economic value of the Holothuria species (sea cucumber) family, a local official said.
Seven of the nine species which many people around the world believe were panacea were Holothuria Fuscogiva, H. Spp, Thelenuta Ananas, H. Scabra, H. Edulis, Sticopus Cgloromatus, and H. Atra, local administration`s district Development Planning Board chief Latif Sueri said in Kaimana on Friday...
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