Fission inducement in Indonesian holothurians

Fissiparous holothurians are capable of reproducing asexually through binary fission. Inducing fission in order to double individual numbers would be a promising alternative for holothurian re-population, as suggested by Lokani et al. (1996). Fission is described as asexual reproduction in which an adult splits into two individuals, A anterior and P posterior. Induced fission is only successful if both A and P survive and grow into intact individuals.