I understand that most dendrochirotid sea cucumbers have direc development or a very short-lived larval life. can then the distribution of such species be directly dependent on ocean currents?
You could check the papers by JF Hamel and Annie Mercier, I think useful
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Hi! I'm not a marine biologist, however, as biogeographer (mostly terrestrial...) , my opinion is as follows. IF, and just if, the Dendrochirotid species you are investigating do not have relevant non-benthonic life phases, all living steps included, so ocean currents in principle don't play an essential role in their diffusion.
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Thanks Chantal for useful references. I will check them out.Mario your contribution is along the line I am contemplating. However, I'd like some opinions from marine biologists as I believe that water temperatures will play a significant role in dispersion of very mobile species and perhaps to some extent even in sluggish dendrochirotid sea cucumbers. NOTE TO RESEARCH GATE " Why the response are sometimes printed incomplete as this one I had to edit?
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