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Occurrence of Marginaster capreensis (Echinodermata: Asteroidea: Poraniidae) in the Taranto seas (Ionian Sea, Italy)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2012

E. Prato  and
M. Pastore
E. Prato*
Affiliation:
CNR-Institute for Coastal Marine Environment UOS Taranto, Via Roma 3, 74100 Taranto, Italy
M. Pastore
Affiliation:
CNR-Institute for Coastal Marine Environment UOS Taranto, Via Roma 3, 74100 Taranto, Italy
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: E. Prato, CNR-Institute for Coastal Marine Environment UOS Taranto, Via Roma 3, 74100 Taranto, Italy email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The occurrence of Marginaster capreensis in the Taranto seas (Ionian Sea, Italy) is reported. The specimens were mostly found in the Gulf of Taranto (N = 17) and only one specimen in the first inlet of the Mar Piccolo Lagoon. The sizes in the sampled population ranged from 6 to 16 mm.

Keywords

Marginaster capreensisTarantoIonian Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e72
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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