Contribution to the knowledge of echinoid fauna from ‎Persian Gulf (Echinodermata: Echinoidea)

Species identification is always important. Records of sea urchins and sand dollars species ‎‎(Echinodermata, Echinoidea) is given from Iranian waters. Nine Species of Echinoderms were ‎identified through the study. The species identification was made using morphological ‎characteristics and review...

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Published in:Iranian journal of animal biosystematics 2016-12, Vol.12 (1), p.37-50
Main Authors: Seyed Afshin Nateghi Shahrokni, Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi, Seyed Mohammad Bagher Nabavi, Gholam Hossien Vosoughi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
echinoderm
persian gulf
sand dollar
sea urchin
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Summary:Species identification is always important. Records of sea urchins and sand dollars species ‎‎(Echinodermata, Echinoidea) is given from Iranian waters. Nine Species of Echinoderms were ‎identified through the study. The species identification was made using morphological ‎characteristics and review of checklist key. Nine species were identified here, including ‎Echinometra mathaei, Prionocidaris baculosa, Temnopleurus toreumaticus, Echinothrix ‎calamaris, Clypeaster humilis, Echinodiscus auritus, Diadema setosum, Diadema savignyi and ‎Parasalenia gratiosa of which three species namely Echinothrix calamaris, Diadema savignyi ‎and Parasalenia gratiosa were new records to Persian Gulf.‎
ISSN:1735-434X
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DOI:10.22067/ijab.v12i1.47391