Complementary investigation and taxonomic identification of starfishes, (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Northern Persian Gulf, Iran

Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics

مقاله 2، دوره 18، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 32، دی 2022، صفحه 9-24   

نوع مقاله: Research articles

شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22067/ijab.2022.71228.1016

نویسندگان

Behjat Adeli¹؛ Pargol Ghavam Mostafavi^{* 1}؛ Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi²

¹Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

²DDepartment of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

چکیده

Sea Stars are one of the most incredible creatures in the coastal and open waters. In this study, 11 species of starfishes have been identified which belonging to six genera and five families in northern islands of Persian Gulf during May 2017 to September 2018. Among the species, Astropecten hemprichi (Müller & Troschel, 1842), Astropecten indicus (Döderlein, 1888), Astropecten polyacanthus polyacanthus (Muller and Troschel, 1842), Astropecten polyacanthus phragmorous (Muller and Troschel, 1842), Luidia hardwicki (Gray, 1840), Aquilonastra iranica (Mortensen, 1940), Linckia multifora (Lamarck, 1816), Culcita novaeguineae (Muller & Troschel, 1842) and Pentaceraster mammillatus (Audouin, 1826) have been reported in the past. The species of Aquilonastra watersi (O'Loughlin and Rowe, 2006) and Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758) are new recordsin the Persian Gulf.

کلیدواژه‌ها

sea stars؛ morphologic؛ Iran؛ systematic؛ Echinodermata