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Description of a new species of Asterina (Asteroidea), with an account of its ecology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. H. Emson  and
R. G. Crump
R. H. Emson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, King's College, Strand, London
R. G. Crump
Affiliation:
Orielton Field Centre, Pembroke, Dyfed
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This paper describes a new asterinid starfish found first in southern Britain, but now also known from the Mediterranean and the Adriatic. Detailed comparison is made between the new species and the closely related Asterina gibbosa in terms of morphology, reproductive biology and life-history. The new species is adapted for life on the upper parts of rocks and on perennial algae in intertidal rock pools; it is small in size, matures early, lays large eggs, broods its young and has a short life span.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , February 1979 , pp. 77 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1979

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