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A Newly Recorded Sea Star (Asteroidea: Forcipulatida: Asteriidae) from the East Sea, Korea

  • Lee, Taek-Jun (Department of Life Science, Sahmyook University) ;
  • Shin, Sook (Department of Life Science, Sahmyook University)
  • Received : 2011.05.13
  • Accepted : 2011.06.15
  • Published : 2011.07.31
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Abstract

Sea stars were collected with fishing nets between depths of 40-150 m from the Gangwon-do coastal region, East Sea. Specimens were identified as Evasterias echinosoma Fisher, 1926 belonging to the family Asteriidae, which is new to the Korean fauna. This species was characterized by strong external spines and a general size of more than 200 mm, thus the largest sea star identified in Korea to date. Its morphological characteristics are described here with photos. Thirty two asteroid species including E. echinosoma have been reported from the East Sea of Korea.

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