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http://dx.doi.org/10.5635/KJSZ.2009.25.3.331

A Newly Recorded Sea Star of the Genus Lophaster (Asteroidea: Velatida) from Korea  

Lee, Tack-Jun (Department of Life Science, Sahmyook University)
Shin, Sook (Department of Life Science, Sahmyook University)
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Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity / v.25, no.3, 2009 , pp. 331-333 More about this Journal
Abstract
A new asteroid specimen was collected at a depth of 400 m in the East Sea. It was identified as Lophaster furcilliger Fisher, 1905 belonging to the family Solasteridae of the order Velatida. This species is new to the Korean fauna. Thirty asteroid species including L. furcilliger have been reported in the East Sea of Korea so far.
Keywords
Solasteridae; Lophaster; East Sea;
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