Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2014.30.2.108

Echinoderm Fauna of Chuuk, The Federated States of Micronesia  

Lee, Taekjun (College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Shin, Sook (Department of Life Science, Sahmyook University)
Publication Information
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity / v.30, no.2, 2014 , pp. 108-118 More about this Journal
Abstract
Micronesia is an island nation located north of Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. A survey was conducted on Chuuk, which is one of the four main islands of Micronesia, from 11-25 Nov 2012. Echinoderms collected at one intertidal area as well as at 16 SCUBA diving points of 10-40 m depths in the subtidal zone were identified based on morphological characteristics. In total, 35 species from 165 individuals were identified: two crinoids, eight asteroids, four ophiuroids, seven echinoids, and 14 holothuroids. Among them, one asteroid, one ophiuroid, one echinoid, and two holothuroids were newly recorded from Micronesia.
Keywords
taxonomy; Echinodermata; fauna; Chuuk; Micronesia;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Agassiz A, 1879. Preliminary report on the Echini of the exploring expedition H.M.S. "Challenger", Sir C. Wyville Thomson chief of civilian staff. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Science, 14:182-261.
2 Agassiz A, 1881. Report on the Echinoidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-75. Report of the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. "Challenger" 1973-76, 3:1-321.
3 Clark AH, 1954. Records of Indo-Pacific Echinoderms. Pacific Science, 8:243-263.
4 Agassiz A, Clark HL, 1907. Preliminary reports on the Echini collected in 1906, from May to December, among the Aleutian Islands, in Bering Sea, and along the coasts of Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Korea, and Japan, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 51:109-139.
5 Brock J, 1888. Die Ophiuriden fauna des indischen Archipels. Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 47:465-539.
6 Cherbonnier G, 1979. Description d'Actinopyga flammea nov. sp., et donnees nouvelles sur deux especes connues d'Holothuries Aspidochirotes (Echinodermes). Bulletin Museum National Histoire Naturelle Paris, 4 Serie, 1:3-12.
7 Clark AM, 1984. Echinodermata of the Seychelles. Monographiae Biologicae, 55:83-102.
8 Clark AM, Rowe FWE, 1971. Monograph of shallow-water Indo-West Pacific echinoderm. Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. 1-238.
9 Clark HL, 1917. Hawaiian and other Pacific Ocean Echini; the Spatangina; the Echinoneidae, Nucleolitidae, Urechinidae, Echinocorythidae, Calymnidae, Pourtalesiidae, Palaeostomatidae, Aeropsidae, Palaeopneustidae and Spatangidae. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 46:81-284.
10 Clark HL, 1921. The echinoderm fauna of the Torres Strait. Papers from Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 10:1-223.
11 Clark HL, 1924. The holothurians of the museum of Comparative Zoology. The Synaptinae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, 65:457-501.
12 Doderlein L, 1885. Seeigel von Japan und den Liu-Kiu Inseln. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte Berlin, 51:73-112.   DOI
13 Domantay JS, 1954. Some holothurians from Guam and vicinity. Natural Applied Science Bulletin University Philippines, 12: 336-357.
14 Feral JP, Cherbonnier G, 1986. Guide des etoiles de mer, oursins et autres echinodermes du lagon de Nouvelle-Caledonie. Les holothurides. ORSTOM, Paris:55-107.
15 Kerr AM, 1994. Shallow-water holothuroids (Echinodermata) of Kosrae, eastern Caroline islands. Pacific Science, 48:161-174.
16 Fisher WK, 1907. The holothurians of the Hawaiian Islands. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 32:637-744.   DOI
17 Fisher WK, 1919. Starfishes of the Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 3: 1-547.
18 Gray JE, 1840. A synopsis of the genera and species of the class Hypostoma (Asterias, Linnaeus). Annals of the Magazine of Natural History, 6:275-290.
19 Kerr AM, Kim SW, Michonneau F, 2008. The shallow-water echinoderms of Kosrae. University of Guam Marine Laboratory Technical Report, 123:1-31.
20 Kerr AM, Netchy KH, Hoffman SM, 2007. The shallow-water echinoderms of Yap. University of Guam Marine Laboratory Technical Report, 121:1-34.
21 Liao Y, 1975. The echinoderms of Xisha Islands. I. Holothurioidea, Guandong province, China. Studia Marina Sinica, 10: 199-228.
22 Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), 2009. Development of overseas marine bioresources and a system for their Utilization. Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, Ansan, pp. 1-23.
23 Kroh A, Mooi R, 2014. World Echinoidea database [Internet]. The world register of marine species (WoRMS), Accessed 27 Jan 2014, .
24 Lee T, Shin S, 2013. Echinoderm fauna of Kosrae, the Federation States of Micronesia. Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 29:1-17.   DOI   ScienceOn
25 Liao Y, 1984. The aspidochirote holothurians of China. Studia Marina Sinica, 23:221-247.
26 Liao Y, Clark AM, 1995. The echinoderms of southern China. Science Press, Beijing, New York, pp. 1-614.
27 Linnaeus C, 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis, Editio decima reformata; Tomus I. Laurentii, Sali, Holmiae, 8:1-824.
28 Ljungman AV, 1867. Ophiuroidea viventia huc usque cognita enumerat. Ofversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Forhandlingar, 24:303-336.
29 Massin C, Lane DJW, 1991. Description of a new species of sea cucumber (Stichopodidae, Holothuroidea, Echinodermata) from the eastern Indo-Malayan archipelago: Thelenota rubralineata n. sp. Micronesica, 24:57-64.
30 Lyman T, 1860. Descriptions of new Ophiuridae, belonging to the Smithsonian Institution and to the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 1859-61, 7:252-262.
31 Mortensen T, 1951. A monograph of the Echinoidea, V, 2. Spatangoida II; Amphisternata II; the Spantangidae, Loveniidae, Pericosmidae, Schizasteridae, and Brissidae. C. A. Reitzel, Copenhagen, pp. 1-593.
32 Mah C, 2014. World Asteroidea database [Internet]. The world register of marine species (WoRMS), Accessed 27 Jan 2014, .
33 Massin C, 1999. Reef-dwelling Holothuroidea (Echinodermata) of the Spermonde Archipelago (South-West Sulawesi, Indonesia). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 329:1-144.
34 Mortensen T, 1907. The Danish Ingolf-Expedition 1895-1896. Vol. 4. Echinoidea, pt. 2. Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, pp. 1-200.
35 Paulay G, 2014. The world register of marine species(WoRMS) [Internet]. Accessed 27 Jan 2014, .
36 Rehman HU, Nakaya H, Kawai K, 2013. Geological origin of the volcanic islands of the Caroline group in the Federated States of Micronesia, western Pacific. South Pacific Studies, 33:101-118.
37 Rho BJ, Shin S, 1981. A systematic study on the echinoderms in Korea. Journal of Korean Research Institute for Better Living, Ewha Womans University, 28:21-53.
38 Rowe FWE, Gates J, 1995. Echinodermata. In: Zoological catalogue of Australia (Ed., Wells A). Vol. 33. CSIRO Australia, Melbourne, pp. 1-510.
39 Shin S, 2011. Invertebrate Fauna of Korea. Vol. 32. Sea Urchins: Echinodermata: Echinozoa: Echinoidea. National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, pp. 1-122.
40 Starmer JA, 2003. An annotated checklist of ophiuroids (Echinodermata) from Guam. Micronesica, 35-36:547-562.
41 Yamaguchi M, 1975. Coral-reef asteroids of Guam. Biotropica, 7:12-23.   DOI   ScienceOn
42 Stohr S, 2011. New records and new species of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia. Zootaxa, 3089:1-50.
43 Stohr S, O'Hara T, 2014. World Ophiuroidea database [Internet]. The world register of marine species (WoRMS), Accessed 27 Jan 2014, .
44 Tortonese E, 1977. Report on echinoderms from the gulf of Aquaba (Red Sea). Monitore Zoologico Italiano, 9:273-290.