taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
03AF87BEFF88F82DFF45FC04FEF56148.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16604375/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16604375	FIGURE 2. Morphological characteristics of Apostichopus japonicus Selenka, 1867 from the Mediterranean Sea. (a) Live specimen; (b) dorsal view; (c) ventral view; (d) tube feet in the central and lateral ambulacral areas; (e) ventrally located mouth and a ring of small papillae; (f) orange gonadal tubules of the female; (g) creamy gonadal tubules of the male attached to dorsal mesentery (Photos by M.T.Tolon).	FIGURE 2. Morphological characteristics of Apostichopus japonicus Selenka, 1867 from the Mediterranean Sea. (a) Live specimen; (b) dorsal view; (c) ventral view; (d) tube feet in the central and lateral ambulacral areas; (e) ventrally located mouth and a ring of small papillae; (f) orange gonadal tubules of the female; (g) creamy gonadal tubules of the male attached to dorsal mesentery (Photos by M.T.Tolon).	2025-07-14	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan		Zenodo	biologists	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan			
03AF87BEFF88F82DFF45FC04FEF56148.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16604381/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16604381	FIGURE 3. Histogram of (a) total length (mm) distribution and (b) gutted body weight (g) for Apostichopus japonicus Selenka, 1867 sampled from the Mediterranean Sea.The distribution highlights the size structure of the population, with the most abundant size class observed at 72.50-112.50 mm and 20.00-40.00 g. The curved line represents the normal population distribution.	FIGURE 3. Histogram of (a) total length (mm) distribution and (b) gutted body weight (g) for Apostichopus japonicus Selenka, 1867 sampled from the Mediterranean Sea.The distribution highlights the size structure of the population, with the most abundant size class observed at 72.50-112.50 mm and 20.00-40.00 g. The curved line represents the normal population distribution.	2025-07-14	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan		Zenodo	biologists	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan			
03AF87BEFF88F82DFF45FC04FEF56148.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16604385/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16604385	FIGURE 4. Length-Weight Relationships (LWR) of Apostichopus japonicus individuals along the east Aegean coast of the Mediterranean Sea (Izmir, Turkey). The cross points represent the observed data, and the line indicates the fitted curve derived from the equation, where a = 0.0085 and b = 1.821. The high coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.877) demonstrates a strong model fit, suggesting a slightly negative allometric growth pattern.	FIGURE 4. Length-Weight Relationships (LWR) of Apostichopus japonicus individuals along the east Aegean coast of the Mediterranean Sea (Izmir, Turkey). The cross points represent the observed data, and the line indicates the fitted curve derived from the equation, where a = 0.0085 and b = 1.821. The high coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.877) demonstrates a strong model fit, suggesting a slightly negative allometric growth pattern.	2025-07-14	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan		Zenodo	biologists	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan			
03AF87BEFF88F82DFF45FC04FEF56148.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16604393/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16604393	FIGURE 5. Ossicles from A. japonicus (Selenka 1867) body wall. (a) disk of reduced table ossicles from the dorsal body wall; (b) ossicles from the ventral body wall with smooth rims and 4-12 perforations; (c) elongated ossicle from the papillae tip; (d) reduced tables from the papillae.	FIGURE 5. Ossicles from A. japonicus (Selenka 1867) body wall. (a) disk of reduced table ossicles from the dorsal body wall; (b) ossicles from the ventral body wall with smooth rims and 4-12 perforations; (c) elongated ossicle from the papillae tip; (d) reduced tables from the papillae.	2025-07-14	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan		Zenodo	biologists	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan			
03AF87BEFF88F82DFF45FC04FEF56148.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/16604397/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16604397	FIGURE 6. (a) the ML tree was reconstructed based on the partialmtDNA COI sequences representing 2 haplotypes (PQ873053, PQ873054) of the present study, other A. japonicus sequences, P. nigripunctatus (NC_013432), P. californicus (NC_026727) and P. pervimensis (KX874373) sequences gathered from the NCBI GenBank. (b) The ML tree was reconstructed based on the partial 16S rDNA sequences representing one haplotype (PQ873886) of the present study and included the sequences of the species A. parvimensis (KX856750), Paratichopus regalis (KM048323), and H. poli (KJ408308) reference sequences obtained from NCBI GenBank.	FIGURE 6. (a) the ML tree was reconstructed based on the partialmtDNA COI sequences representing 2 haplotypes (PQ873053, PQ873054) of the present study, other A. japonicus sequences, P. nigripunctatus (NC_013432), P. californicus (NC_026727) and P. pervimensis (KX874373) sequences gathered from the NCBI GenBank. (b) The ML tree was reconstructed based on the partial 16S rDNA sequences representing one haplotype (PQ873886) of the present study and included the sequences of the species A. parvimensis (KX856750), Paratichopus regalis (KM048323), and H. poli (KJ408308) reference sequences obtained from NCBI GenBank.	2025-07-14	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan		Zenodo	biologists	Tolon, Mustafa Tolga;Gökçek, Emel Özcan			
