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Prof. Dr Eeckhaut, Igor

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Université Libre de Bruxelles; Centre Interuniversitaire de Biologie Marine (ULB - UMH); Biologie Marine - UMH (BIOMAR), more

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Université de Mons; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie; Laboratoire de Biologie des Organismes Marins et Biomimétisme (BOMB), more

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Basic research in echinoderm biology, more
Biology and cultivation of marine invertebrate resources, more
Biology of invertebrate larvae and comparative biology of echinoderm larvae, more
Description and comparison of the animal biodiversity in tropical zones and of mechanisms underlying its emergence and maintenance, more
Symbioses and biodiversity in marine environment, more
Systematics and phylogeny of echinoderms and of their symbiotes, more

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A1 Publications (83) [show]
Caulier, G.; Terrana, L.; Jossart, Q.; Eeckhaut, I.; Préat, A.; Motreuil, S.; David, B.; De Ridder, C. (2023). Exploring chemical stimuli guiding the pea crab Dissodactylus primitivus towards its echinoid host Meoma ventricosa. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 566: 151922. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2023.151922, more Claereboudt, E.J.S.; Claereboudt, M.R.; Savarino, P.; Caulier, G.; Gaumez, L.; Deleu, M.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2023). A distinct saponin profile drives an olfactory-mediated aggregation in the aquacultivated sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. Mar. Drugs 21(3): 184. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md21030184, more Lepoint, G.; Tsiresy, G.; Deydier, M.; Pascal, F.; Frédérich, B.; Eeckhaut, I. (2023). Functional effects of Polysiphonia sp. epiphytism on the farmed Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Liao: Competition for the resource, parasitism or both? J. Appl. Phycol. 35(4): 1821-1830. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-023-03009-9, more Lourtie, A.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mallefet, J.; Savarino, P.; Isorez, M.; Mussoi, L.; Bischoff, H.; Delroisse, J.; Hedouin, L.; Gerbaux, P.; Caulier, G. (2023). Species-specific metabolites mediate host selection and larval recruitment of the symbiotic seastar shrimp. NPG Scientific Reports 13(1): 12674. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-39527-2, more Caulier, G.; Lourtie, A.; Brasseur, L.; Mallefet, J.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2022). Crinoid anthraquinones as kairomones allowing host selection for the symbiotic snapping shrimp Synalpheus stimpsonii. Chemoecology (Print. ed.) 32(3): 95-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00049-022-00368-6, more Pierrat, J.; Bédier, A.; Eeckhaut, I.; Magalon, H.; Frouin, P. (2022). Sophistication in a seemingly simple creature: a review of wild holothurian nutrition in marine ecosystems. Biol. Rev. 97(1): 273-298. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12799, more Savarino, P.; Colson, E.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2022). Microwave-assisted desulfation of the hemolytic saponins extracted from Holothuria scabra viscera. Molecules 27(2): 537. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules27020537, more Delroisse, J.; Léonet, A.; Alexandre, H.; Eeckhaut, I. (2021). Intracellular pathways of holothuroid oocyte maturation induced by the thioredoxin Trx-REES. Antioxidants 10(8): 1201. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox10081201, more Dugauquier, J.-M.; Godefroid, M.; M'Zoudi, S.; Terrana, L.; Todinanahary, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dubois, P. (2021). Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): a comparative approach. Invertebr. Biol. 140(4): e12347. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12347, more Godefroid, M.; Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Dubois, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Sturaro, N.; Lepoint, G.; Terrana, L. (2021). Perspectives on working underwater with black coral nubbins (Cnidaria: Antipatharia): the case of Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 545: 151645. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151645, more Terrana, L.; Flot, J.-F.; Eeckhaut, I. (2021). ITS1 variation among Stichopathes cf. maldivensis (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) whip black corals unveils conspecificity and population connectivity at local and global scales across the Indo-Pacific. Coral Reefs 40(2): 521-533. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00338-020-02049-8, more Bouanati, T.; Colson, E.; Moins, S.; Cabrera, J.-C.; Eeckhaut, I.; Raquez, J.-M.; Gerbaux, P. (2020). Microwave-assisted depolymerization of carrageenans from Kappaphycus alvarezii and Eucheuma spinosum: controlled and green production of oligosaccharides from the algae biomass. Algal Research 51: 102054. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.algal.2020.102054, more Delroisse, J.; Van Wayneberghe, K.; Flammang, P.; Gillan, D.; Gerbaux, P.; Opinã, N.; Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Eeckhaut, I. (2020). Epidemiology of a SKin Ulceration Disease (SKUD) in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra with a review on the SKUDs in Holothuroidea (Echinodermata). NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 22150. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78876-0, more Jossart, Q.; Terrana, L.; De Ridder, C.; Eeckhaut, I.; Monteyne, D.; Caulier, G. (2020). To see or to smell: the role of vision in host-recognition by an ectoparasitic crab. Symbiosis 80(1): 97-101. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-019-00657-9, more Terrana, L.; Bo, M.; Opresko, D.M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2020). Shallow-water black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) from SW Madagascar. Zootaxa, 4826(1). Magnolia Press: Auckland. ISBN 978-1-77688-006-5. 62 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4826.1.1, more Claereboudt, E.J.S.; Caulier, G.; Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Gerbaux, P.; Claereboudt, M.R.; Schaller, H.; Flammang, P.; Deleu, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Triterpenoids in echinoderms: fundamental differences in diversity and biosynthetic pathways. Mar. Drugs 17(6): 352. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md17060352, more Léonet, A.; Delroisse, J.; Schuddinck, C.; Wattiez, R.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Thioredoxins induce oocyte maturation in holothuroids (Echinodermata). Aquaculture 510: 293-301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.12.090, more Terrana, L.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Sexual reproduction of the shallow-water black coral Cirrhipathes anguina (Dana, 1846) from Madagascar. Mar. Biol. Res. 15(7): 410-423. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2019.1662444, more Terrana, L.; Lepoint, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2019). Assessing trophic relationships between shallow-water black corals (Antipatharia) and their symbionts using stable isotopes. Belg. J. Zool. 149(1): 107-121. https://dx.doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2019.33, more Brasseur, L.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Mapping of spinochromes in the body of three tropical shallow water sea urchins. Nat. Prod. Commun. 13(12): 1659-1665, more Brasseur, L.; Caulier, G.; Lepoint, G.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Echinometra mathaei and its ectocommensal shrimps: the role of sea urchin spinochrome pigments in the symbiotic association. NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 17540. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36079-8, more Brasseur, L.; Demeyer, M.; Decroo, C.; Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Identification and quantification of spinochromes in body compartments of Echinometra mathaei's coloured types. Royal Society Open Science 5(8): 15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171213, more Claereboudt, E.J.S.; Eeckhaut, I.; Lins, L.; Deleu, M. (2018). How different sterols contribute to saponin tolerant plasma membranes in sea cucumbers. NPG Scientific Reports 8(1): 11 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29223-x, more Brasseur, L.; Hennebert, E.; Fievez, L.; Caulier, G.; Bureau, F.; Tafforeau, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2017). The roles of spinochromes in four shallow water tropical sea urchins and their potential as bioactive pharmacological agents. Mar. Drugs 15(6): 179. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md15060179, more Decroo, C.; Colson, E.; Demeyer, M.; Lemaur, V.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Cornil, J.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2017). Tackling saponin diversity in marine animals by mass spectrometry: data acquisition and integration. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 409(12): 3115-3126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-017-0252-7, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Ortega-Martinez, O.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence. Open Biology 7(4): 160300. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsob.160300, more Delroisse, J.; Ullrich-Luter, E.; Blaue, S.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Mallefet, J. (2017). Fine structure of the luminous spines and luciferase detection in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis. Zool. Anz. 269: 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2017.05.001, more Terrana, L.; Eeckhaut, I. (2017). Taxonomic description and 3D modelling of a new species of myzostomid (Annelida, Myzostomida) associated with black corals from Madagascar. Zootaxa 4244(2): 277-295. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4244.2.9, more Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Lavitra, T.; Andrifanilo, H.H.; Puccini, N.; Grosjean, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2017). Community-based coral aquaculture in Madagascar: a profitable economic system for a simple rearing technique? Aquaculture 467: 225-234. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.07.012, more Brasseur, L.; Parmentier, E.; Caulier, G.; Vanderplanck, M.; Michez, D.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Lognay, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Mechanisms involved in pearlfish resistance to holothuroid toxins. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 163(6): 129. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2901-3, more Caulier, G.; Mezali, K.; Soualili, D.L.; Decroo, C.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Gerbaux, P.; Flammang, P. (2016). Chemical characterization of saponins contained in the body wall and the Cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori (Delle Chiaje, 1823). Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 68: 119-127. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2016.06.005, more Parmentier, E.; Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). From commensalism to parasitism in Carapidae (Ophidiiformes): heterochronic modes of development? PeerJ 4: e1786. dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1786, more Rouse, G.W.; Lanterbecq, D.; Summers, M.M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Four new species of Mesomyzostoma (Myzostomida: Annelida). J. Nat. Hist. 50(1-2): 1-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2015.1056266, more Terrana, L.; Caulier, G.; Todinanahary, G.; Lepoint, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Characteristics of the infestation of Seriatopora corals by the coral gall crab Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859 on the great reef of toliara, Madagascar. Symbiosis 69(2): 113-122. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-016-0391-1, more Tsiresy, G.; Preux, J.; Lavitra, T.; Dubois, P.; Lepoint, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Phenology of farmed seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii infestation by the parasitic epiphyte Polysiphonia sp. in Madagascar. J. Appl. Phycol. 28(5): 2903-2914. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10811-016-0813-8, more Demeyer, M.; Wisztorski, M.; Decroo, C.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Hennebert, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Fournier, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2015). Inter- and intra-organ spatial distributions of sea star saponins by MALDI imaging. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 407(29): 8813-8824. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-9044-0, more Eeckhaut, I.; Caulier, G.; Brasseur, L.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Parmentier, E. (2015). Effects of holothuroid ichtyotoxic saponins on the gills of free-living fishes and symbiotic pearlfishes. Biol. Bull. 228(3): 253-265, more Caulier, G.; Lepoint, G.; Van Nedervelde, F.; Eeckhaut, I. (2014). The diet of the Harlequin crab Lissocarcinus orbicularis, an obligate symbiont of sea cucumbers (holothuroids) belonging to the genera Thelenota, Bohadschia and Holothuria. Symbiosis 62(2): 91-99. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13199-014-0274-2, more Collard, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dehairs, F.; Dubois, P. (2014). Acid-base physiology response to ocean acidification of two ecologically and economically important holothuroids from contrasting habitats, Holothuria scabra and Holothuria parva. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 21(23): 13602-13614. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3259-z, more Demeyer, M.; De Winter, J.; Caulier, G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P. (2014). Molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea star Asterias rubens by mass spectrometry. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (B Biochem. Mol. Biol.) 168: 1-11. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2013.10.004, more Plotieau, T.; Lepoint, G.; Lavitra, T; Eeckhaut, I. (2014). Isotopic tracing of sediment components assimilated by epibiontic juveniles of Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea). J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 94(7): 1485-1490. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414000502, more Sheridan, C.; Baele, J.M.; Kushmaro, A; Frejaville, Y; Eeckhaut, I. (2014). Terrestrial runoff influences white syndrome prevalence in SW Madagascar. Mar. Environ. Res. 101: 44-51. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.08.003, more Sheridan, C.; Grosjean, P.; Leblud, J.; Palmer, V; Kushmaro, A; Eeckhaut, I. (2014). Sedimentation rapidly induces an immune response and depletes energy stores in a hard coral. Coral Reefs 33(4): 1067-1076. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-014-1202-x, more Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Rakotorisoa, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Demeyer, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Preservation of the bioactive saponins of Holothuria scabra through the processing of trepang. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 685-690, more Caulier, G.; Flammang, P.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). When a repellent becomes an attractant: harmful saponins are kairomones attracting the symbiotic Harlequin crab. NPG Scientific Reports 3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02639, more Delroisse, J.; Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mallefet, J.; Flammang, P. (2013). Opsin detection in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus and the sea star Asterias rubens. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 721-727, more Delroisse, J.; Fourgon, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Reproductive cycles and recruitment in Ophiomastix venosa and Ophiocoma scolopendrina, two co-existing tropical ophiuroids from the barrier reef of Toliara (Madagascar). Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 593-603, more Plotieau, T.; Baele, J.-M.; Vaucher, R.; Hasler, C.A.; Koudad, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Analysis of the impact of Holothuria scabra intensive farming on sediment. Cah. Biol. Mar. 54(4): 703-711, more Plotieau, T.; Lavitra, T.; Gillan, D.C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Bacterial diversity of the sediments transiting through the gut of Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea; Echinodermata). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 160(12): 3087-3101. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-013-2297-2, more Rouse, G.W.; Jermiin, L.S.; Wilson, N.G.; Eeckhaut, I.; Lanterbecq, D.; Oji, T.; Young, C.M.; Browning, T.; Cisternas, P.; Helgen, L.E.; Stuckey, M.; Messing, C.G. (2013). Fixed, free, and fixed: The fickle phylogeny of extant Crinoidea (Echinodermata) and their Permian-Triassic origin. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 66(1): 161-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.09.018, more Lanterbecq, D.; Rouse, G.W.; Eeckhaut, I. (2010). Evidence for cospeciation events in the host–symbiont system involving crinoids (Echinodermata) and their obligate associates, the myzostomids (Myzostomida, Annelida). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 54(2): 357-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.08.011, more Parmentier, E.; Lanterbecq, D.; Todesco, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2010). Unique morphologies of Encheliophis vermiops (Carapidae) with revised diagnosis of the genus. Ichthyol. Res 57(1): 85-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10228-009-0138-6, more Becker, P.; Gillan, D.C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). Characterization of the bacterial community associated with body wall lesions of Tripneustes gratilla (Echinoidea) using culture-independent methods. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 100(2): 127-130. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2008.11.002, more Bleidorn, C.; Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Tiedemann, R. (2009). A PCR survey of Hox genes in the myzostomid Myzostoma cirriferum. Dev. Genes Evol. 219(4): 211-216. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00427-009-0282-z, more Lanterbecq, D.; Rouse, G.W.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). Bodyplan diversification in crinoid-associated myzostomes (Myzostomida, Protostomia). Invertebr. Biol. 128(3): 283-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00172.x, more Lanterbecq, D.; Hempson, T.; Griffiths, C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). Myzostoma fuscomaculatum (Myzostomida), a new myzostome species from False Bay, South Africa. Hydrobiologia 619(1): 145-154. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-008-9606-7, more Léonet, A.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Wattiez, R.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). A new method to induce oocyte maturation in holothuroids (Echinodermata). Invertebr. Reprod. Dev. 53(1): 13-21. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2009.9652285, more Becker, P.; Egea, E.; Eeckhaut, I. (2008). Characterization of the bacterial communities associated with the bald sea urchin disease of the echinoid Paracentrotus lividus. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 98(2): 136-147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2007.12.002, more Bleidorn, C.; Eeckhaut, I.; Lanterbecq, D.; Tiedemann, R. (2008). Hox gene survey in the myzostomid Myzostoma cirriferum. J. Morphol. (1931) 269(12): 1485-1485, more Lanterbecq, D.; Bleidorn, C.; Michel, S.; Eeckhaut, I. (2008). Locomotion and fine structure of parapodia in Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida). Zoomorphology 127(1): 59-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00435-007-0052-2, more Parmentier, E.; Lagardère, J.-P.; Chancerelle, Y.; Dufrane, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (2008). Variations in sound-producing mechanism in the pearlfish Carapini (Carapidae). J. Zool. (1987) 276(3): 266-275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00486.x, more Becker, P.; Gillan, D. C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2007). Microbiological study of the body wall lesions of the echinoid Tripneustes gratilla. Dis. Aquat. Org. 77(1): 73-82. dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao01821, more Fourgon, D.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2007). Biology of a "babysitting" symbiosis in brittle stars: analysis of the interactions between Ophiomastix venosa and Ophiocoma scolopendrina. Invertebr. Biol. 126(4): 385-395. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00108.x, more Hamel, J.F.; Becker, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mercier, A. (2007). Exogonadal oogenesis in a temperate holothurian. Biol. Bull. 213(2): 101-109, more Deheyn, D.D.; Lyskin, S.; Eeckhaut, I. (2006). Assemblages of symbionts in tropical shallow-water crinoids and assessment of symbionts' host-specificity. Symbiosis 42(3): 161-168, more Fourgon, D.; Lepoint, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (2006). Assessment of trophic relationships between symbiotic tropical ophiuroids using C and N stable isotope analysis. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 86(6): 1443-1447. dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315406014494, more Lanterbecq, D.; Rouse, G.W.; Milinkovitch, M.C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2006). Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate multiple independent emergences of parasitism in Myzostomida (protostomia). Syst. Biol. 55(2): 208-227. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/10635150500481317, more Fourgon, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Vaïtilingon, D.; Jangoux, M. (2005). Lecithotrophic development and metamorphosis in the Indo-West Pacific brittle star Ophiomastix venosa (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). Invertebr. Reprod. Dev. 47(3): 155-165. dx.doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2005.9652156, more Becker, P.; Gillan, D.; Lanterbecq, D.; Jangoux, M.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Rakotovao, J.; Eeckhaut, I. (2004). The skin ulceration disease in cultivated juveniles of Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata). Aquaculture 242(1-4): 13-30. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2003.11.018, more Vaitilingon, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Fourgon, D.; Jangoux, M. (2004). Population dynamics, infestation and host selection of Vexilla vexillum, an ectoparasitic muricid of echinoids, in Madagascar. Dis. Aquat. Org. 61(3): 241-255. dx.doi.org/10.3354/dao061241, more Eeckhaut, I.; Fievez, L.; Müller, M.C.M. (2003). Larval development of Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida). J. Morphol. 258(3): 269-283. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10160, more Lanterbecq, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (2003). Myzostomida from Madagascar, with the description of two new species. Hydrobiologia 496(1-3): 115-123. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1026180428299, more Britayev, T.A.; Doignon, G.; Eeckhaut, I. (1999). Symbiotic polychaetes from Papua New Guinea associated with echinoderms, with descriptions of three new species. Cah. Biol. Mar. 40(4): 359-374, more Eeckhaut, I.; Grygier, M.J.; Deheyn, D. (1998). Myzostomes from Papua New Guinea, with related Indo-West Pacific distribution records and description of five new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 62(3): 841-886, more VandenSpiegel, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1998). Host selection by Synalpheus stimpsoni (De Man), an ectosymbiotic shrimp of comatulid crinoids, inferred by a field survey and laboratory experiments. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 225(2): 185-196. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00222-0, more Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P.; Lo Bue, C.; Jangoux, M. (1997). Functional morphology of the tentacles and tentilla of Coeloplana bannworthi (Ctenophora, Platyctenida), an ectosymbiont of Diadema setosum (Echinodermata, Echinoida). Zoomorphology 117(3): 165-174. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004350050041, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1997). Infestation, population dynamics, growth and reproductive cycle of Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida), an obligate symbiont of the comatulid crinoid Antedon bifida (Crinoidea, Echinodermata). Cah. Biol. Mar. 38(1): 7-18, more Eeckhaut, I.; Dochy, B.; Jangoux, M. (1995). Functional morphology of the introvert and digestive system of Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida). Acta Zool. (Stockh.) 76(4): 307-315. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6395.1995.tb01003.x, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1995). Contramyzostoma bialatum (Annelida: Myzostomida), a new genus and species of parasitic myzostome infesting comatulid crinoids. Raffles Bull. Zool. 43(2): 343-353, more Eeckhaut, I.; VandenSpiegel, D.; Grygier, M.J. (1994). Myzostomida (Annelida) from Singapore, with related Indo-Pacific distribution records and descriptions of three new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 42(3): 669-688, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1993). Integument and epidermal sensory structure of Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida). Zoomorphology 113: 33-45. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00430975, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1993). Life cycle and mode of infestation of Myzostoma cirriferum (Annelida), a symbiotic myzostomid of the comatulid crinoid Antedon bifida (Echinodermata). Dis. Aquat. Org. 15(3): 207-217, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1991). Fine structure of the spermatophore and intradermic penetration of sperm cells in Myzostoma cirriferum (Annelida, Myzostomida). Zoomorphology 111(1): 49-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01632709, more
Peer reviewed publications (18) [show]
Gress, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Godefroid, M.; Dubois, P.; Richir, J.; Terrana, L. (2021). Investigation into the presence of Symbiodiniaceae in antipatharians (black corals). Oceans 2(4): 772-784. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/oceans2040044, more Eeckhaut, I.; Février, J.; Todinanahary, G.; Delroisse, J. (2020). Impact of Thalamita crenata (Decapoda; Portunidae) predation on Holothuria scabra juvenile survival in sea farming pens. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 40: 11-16, more Eeckhaut, I.; Van Wayenberghe, K.; Nicolas, F.; Delroisse, J. (2019). Skin ulcerations in Holothuria scabra can be induced by various types of food. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 39: 31-35, more Todinanahary, G.G.B.; Fohy, N.; Andriatsialonana, C.; Eeckhaut, I. (2018). Potential influence of phytoplankton density on doliolaria and pentactula appearances in sandfish hatcheries. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 38: 60-63, more Hamel, J.-F.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mercier, A. (2017). New host for the parasitic worm Anoplodium sp. (Rhabditophora: Platyhelminthes) found in the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata). SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 37: 75-78, more Rakotonjanahary, F.; Lavitra, T.; Fohy, N.; Eeckhaut, I. (2016). Assays for optimising the growth of Holothuria scabra juveniles during the nursery phase. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 36: 76-81, more Lavitra, T.; Tsiresy, G.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Eeckhaut, I. (2015). Effect of nurseries and size of released Holothuria scabra juveniles on their survival and growth. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 35: 37-41, more Plotieau, T.; Lepoint, G.; Baele, J.-M.; Tsiresy, G.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Lavitra, T.; Eeckhaut, I. (2014). Mineral and organic features of the sediment in the farming sea pens of Holothuria scabra (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata). SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 34: 29-33, more Demeuldre, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2012). Gonad development in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 32: 15-23, more Caulier, G.; Van Dyck, S.; Gerbaux, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Flammang, P. (2011). Review of saponin diversity in sea cucumbers belonging to the family Holothuriidae. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 31: 48-54, more Lavitra, T.; Fohy, N.; Gestin, P.-G.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Eeckhaut, I. (2010). Effect of water temperature on the survival and growth of endobenthic Holothuria scabra (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) juveniles reared in outdoor ponds. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 30: 25-28, more Lavitra, T.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Grosjean, P.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). The effect of food quality and rearing density on the growth and survival of epibenthic juveniles of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. 8(1): 87-95, more Lavitra, T.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2009). Problems related to the farming of Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1833). SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 29: 20-30, more Eeckhaut, I.; Lavitra, T.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Rabenevanana, M.W.; Gildas, P.; Jangoux, M. (2008). Madagascar Holothurie SA: the first trade company based on sea cucumber aquaculture in Madagascar. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 28: 22-23, more Lavitra, T.; Rachelle, D.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2008). Processing and marketing of holothurians in the Toliara region, southwestern Madagascar. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 28: 24-33, more Lavitra, T.; Vaïtilingon, D.; Rasolofonirina, R.; Eeckhaut, I. (2006). Seasonal abundance of sea cucumber larvae at Toliara Great Reef, Madagascar. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 24: 35-38, more Purcell, S.; Eeckhaut, I. (2005). An external check for disease and health of hatchery-produced sea cucumbers. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 22: 34-38, more Eeckhaut, I.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Jangoux, M. (2001). Hosts chemodetection by symbiotic crabs of echinoderms, with a physical characterisation of a crinoid attractant. Asian Mar. Biol. 17: 111-12, more
Book chapters (13) [show]
Becker, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Ycaza, R.H.; Mercier, A.; Hamel, J.-F. (2010). Protozoan disease in larval culture of the edible sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus, in: Harris, L.G. et al. Echinoderms: Durham - Proceedings of the 12th international echinoderm conference, Durham, New Hampshire, USA, 7-11 August, 2006. pp. 571-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780203869543-c85, more Eeckhaut, I.; Parmentier, E.; Becker, P.; Gomez da Silva, S.; Jangoux, M. (2004). Parasites and biotic diseases in field and cultivated sea cucumbers, in: Lovatelli, A. et al. (Ed.) Advances in sea cucumber aquaculture and management. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper = FAO Document technique sur les pêches, 463: pp. 311-325, more Doignon, G.; Jangoux, M.; Féral, A.; Eeckhaut, I. (2003). Seasonal release of the egg capsules of Anoplodium parasita Schneider, 1858, intracoelomic turbellarian (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela) symbiotic of the sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa Gmelin, 1788 (Echinodermata, Holothuroida), in: Féral, J.-P. et al. Echinoderm Research 2001: proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Echinoderm Research, Banyuls-sur-mer, 3-7 September 2001. pp. 261-264, more Deheyn, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Moens, J. (1998). A new species of polyclad (Plathelminthes), endosymbiont of the ophiuroid Ophiothrix purpurera, in: Mooi, R. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 August, 1996. pp. 347-350, more Eeckhaut, I.; Deheyn, D.; Jangoux, M. (1998). Study on the symbiotic fauna of crinoids collected in Hansa Bay (Bismarck Sea, Papua-New Guinea), in: Mooi, R. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 August, 1996. pp. 151, more Eeckhaut, I.; Van den Spiegel, D.; Michel, A.; Jangoux, M. (1998). Chemical detection and host recognition by the crab Harrovia longipes Lanchester, 1900, an ectosymbiont of crinoids, in: Mooi, R. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 August, 1996. pp. 152, more Van den Spiegel, D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1998). On the association between the shrimp Synalpheus stimpsoni (De Man, 1888) and the crinoid Comaster multifidus (Hartlaub, 1890), in: Mooi, R. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms: San Francisco: Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-9 August, 1996. pp. 197, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1995). Development and behavior of Myzostoma alatum and Pulvinomyzostomum pulvinar, two myzostomid symbiotes of the comatulid Leptometra phalangium (Echinodermata), in: Eeckhaut, I. Cycle vital et biologie de Myzostoma cirriferum* (Myzostomida), symbiote obligatoire de la comatule Antedon bifida (Echinodermata).* pp. 229-236, more Eeckhaut, I.; Lahaye, M.-Ch.; Jangoux, M. (1995). Postmetamorphic development of Myzostomum cirriferum (Annelida) and effects of the symbiote on its crinoid host, Antedon bifida (Echinodermata), in: Eeckhaut, I. Cycle vital et biologie de Myzostoma cirriferum* (Myzostomida), symbiote obligatoire de la comatule Antedon bifida (Echinodermata).* pp. 317-321, more Eeckhaut, I. (1994). Structural description of three myzosytomes parasites of crinoids and of the skeletal deformations they induce on their hosts, in: Eeckhaut, I. (1995). Cycle vital et biologie de Myzostoma cirriferum* (Myzostomida), symbiote obligatoire de la comatule Antedon bifida (Echinodermata).* pp. 203-209, more Eeckhaut, I.; Améziane-Cominardi, N. (1994). Structural description of three myzosytomes parasites of crinoids and of the skeletal deformations they induce on their hosts, in: David, B. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderms through time: Proceedings of the Eighth International Echinoderm Conference Dijon, France 6-10 September 1993. pp. 203-209, more Eeckhaut, I.; Jangoux, M. (1991). Fine structure of the spermatophore and intradermic penetration of sperm cells in Myzostoma cirriferum (Annelida, Myzostomida), in: Eeckhaut, I. (1995). Cycle vital et biologie de Myzostoma cirriferum* (Myzostomida), symbiote obligatoire de la comatule Antedon bifida (Echinodermata).* pp. 49-58, more Eeckhaut, I.; Lahaye, M.-Ch.; Jangoux, M. (1990). Postmetamorphic development of Myzostomum cirriferum (Annelida) and effects of the symbiote on its crinoid host, Antedon bifida (Echinodermata), in: De Ridder, C. et al. (Ed.) Echinoderm Research. Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Echinoderms, Brussels, Belgium, 18-21 September 1989. pp. 317-321, more
Thesis [show]
Eeckhaut, I. (1995). Cycle vital et biologie de Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida), symbiote obligatoire de la comatule Antedon bifida (Echinodermata). PhD Thesis. Université de Mons-Hainaut: Mons. 106, annexes pp., more
Abstracts (14) [show]
Bossiroy, E.; Wambreuse, N.; David, F.; Eeckhaut, I.; Caulier, G. (2024). Navigating the spectrum of sea cucumber pigmented cells: from hemocytes to carotenocytes!, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 55, more Caulier, G.; Lourtie, A.; Gerbaux, P.; Claereboudt, J.S.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2024). Saponins: multitasking chemical signatures in asteroids and holothuroids, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 57, more Flandroit, A.; Simon, L.; Geerinckx, N.; Eeckhaut, I.; Caulier, G. (2024). Ammothea hilgendorfi: a new invasive species on the Belgian Coast, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 29, more Lourtie, A.; Mussoi, L.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mallefet, J.; Caulier, G. (2024). Host separation syndrome and chemical dependency of four echinoderm obligate symbionts, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 89, more Nonclercq, Y.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Delroisse, J. (2024). New light on the diversity of photoreception types in sea cucumbers, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 104, more Wambreuse, N.; Wambreuse, J.D.; Eeckhaut, I.; Borrello, L.; Bossiroy, E.; Caulier, G. (2024). Using sea cucumber coelomocytes as stress indicators? The case of lipopolysaccharide endotoxin, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 6 March 2024, Oostende. VLIZ Special Publication, 91: pp. 131, more Cabrera, P.M.; Terrana, L.; Lepoint, G.; Frédérich, B.; Gress, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dubois, P.; Gildas, T.; Sturaro, N. (2019). Revealing the trophic ecology of black corals through stable isotope analysis, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day. Bredene, Belgium, 13 March 2019. VLIZ Special Publication, 83: pp. 93, more Hamel, J.-F.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mercier, A. (2017). New host for the parasite worm Anoplodium sp. (Rhabditophora: Platyhelminthes) found in the sea cucumber Isostichopus fuscus (Holothuroidea: Echinodermata), in: Ramšak, A. et al. (Ed.) 52nd European Marine Biology Symposium, 25-29 September 2017, Piran, Slovenia: Abstract Book. pp. 36, more Collard, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dehairs, F.; Dubois, P. (2013). Impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs and mangroves sea cucumbers, in: 48^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 154, more Lanterbecq, D.; Parmentier, E.; Todesco, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Molecular phylogeny of symbiotic pearlfishes, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 258, more Lanterbecq, D.; Delroisse, J.; Flammang, P.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Photoreception in echinoderms: PCR amplification of opsin-like genes in Paracentrotus lividus and Asterias rubens, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 291, more Leonet, A.; Jangoux, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Intracellular pathways involved in oocytes maturation induced by dithiothreitol (DTT) and by a new Maturation Inducing Substance (MIS) in sea cucumbers, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 292, more Plotieau, T.; Eeckhaut, I. (2013). Characterisation and quantification of the intradigestive bacterial microflora in Holothuria scabra (Jaeger, 1833) ( Holothuroidea), major macrodeposit feeder of recifal intertidal zones, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 299, more Todesco, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Parmentier, E. (2013). Resistance of pearlfishes to saponins, in: Johnson, C. (Ed.) Echinoderms in a Changing World: Proceedings of the 13th International Echinoderm Conference, University of Tasmania, Hobart Tasmania, Australia, 5-9 2009 January 2009. pp. 303, more
Other publications (3) [show]
Cabrera, P.M.; Terrana, L.; Lepoint, G.; Frédérich, B.; Gress, E.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dubois, P.; Gildas, T.; Sturaro, N. (2019). Revealing the trophic ecology of black corals through stable isotope analysis. Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 13 March 2019. Laboratory of Oceanology, FOCUS, University of Liège: Liège. 1 poster pp., more Caulier, G.; Parmentier, E.; Lepoint, G.; Van Nedervelde, F.; Eeckhaut, I. (2012). Characterization of a population of the Harlequin crab, Lissocarcinus orbicularis Dana, 1852, an obligate symbiont of holothuroids, in Toliara bay (Madagascar). Zoosymposia 7: 177-183, more Grignard, J.C.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (1998). L'oursin diadème. Abri convoité et modèle de vies associatives. Océanorama 29: 3-9, more

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