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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bleidorn, C.; Eeckhaut, I.; Lanterbecq, D.; Tiedemann, R. (2008). Hox gene survey in the myzostomid Myzostoma cirriferum. J. Morphol. (1931) 269(12): 1485-1485
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
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
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
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
Hamel, J.F.; Becker, P.; Eeckhaut, I.; Mercier, A. (2007). Exogonadal oogenesis in a temperate holothurian. Biol. Bull. 213(2): 101-109
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Demeuldre, M.; Eeckhaut, I. (2012). Gonad development in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 32: 15-23
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Collard, M.; Eeckhaut, I.; Dehairs, F.; Dubois, P. (2013). Impact of ocean acidification on coral reefs and mangroves sea cucumbers, in: 48th European Marine Biology Symposium, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, 19-23/08/2013: abstracts. pp. 154
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Grignard, J.C.; Vandenspiegel, D.; Eeckhaut, I. (1998). L'oursin diadème. Abri convoité et modèle de vies associatives. Océanorama 29: 3-9
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