New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran
Brittle stars are one of the most diverse classes of echinoderms distributed worldwide in marine habitats. In this study, brittle stars were sampled by hand from the intertidal zone of the Persian Gulf's western part to the Oman Sea, from locations accessible without the need of a boat or divin...
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| author | Mona Goharimanesh Omid Mirshamsi Sabine Stohr Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh Dominique Adriaens |
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| description | Brittle stars are one of the most diverse classes of echinoderms distributed worldwide in marine habitats. In this study, brittle stars were sampled by hand from the intertidal zone of the Persian Gulf's western part to the Oman Sea, from locations accessible without the need of a boat or diving equipment. Sampling time was set in the first days of the lunar month or at least the time of the lowest tide in each day. The specimens were first immobilized in freshwater, then fixed in neutralized buffered formalin, and finally preserved in 70% ethanol after one week of fixation. Of 22 sampling points, seven localities yielded intertidal brittle stars (Macrophiothrix hirsuta cheneyi, Macrophiothrix elongata, and Ophiocoma scolopendrina) during the sampling period (December 2017–March 2018). Ophiocoma scolopendrina is reported for the first time from Dayyer and Nayband in the Persian Gulf. We also re-evaluated recently reported data on ophiuroids from the studied area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11670792d23743e9b0ec5e35ed043d5d2022-12-22T03:15:32ZengFerdowsi University of MashhadIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics1735-434X2423-42222021-09-01171293710.22067/ijab.2021.69812.100840748New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, IranMona Goharimanesh0Omid Mirshamsi1Sabine Stohr2Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh3Dominique Adriaens41- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mashhad, Iran 2- Ghent University, Research Group Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Gent, BelgiumFerdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mashhad, IranSwedish Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology, Stockholm, SwedenFerdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Mashhad, IranGhent University, Research Group Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates, Gent, BelgiumBrittle stars are one of the most diverse classes of echinoderms distributed worldwide in marine habitats. In this study, brittle stars were sampled by hand from the intertidal zone of the Persian Gulf's western part to the Oman Sea, from locations accessible without the need of a boat or diving equipment. Sampling time was set in the first days of the lunar month or at least the time of the lowest tide in each day. The specimens were first immobilized in freshwater, then fixed in neutralized buffered formalin, and finally preserved in 70% ethanol after one week of fixation. Of 22 sampling points, seven localities yielded intertidal brittle stars (Macrophiothrix hirsuta cheneyi, Macrophiothrix elongata, and Ophiocoma scolopendrina) during the sampling period (December 2017–March 2018). Ophiocoma scolopendrina is reported for the first time from Dayyer and Nayband in the Persian Gulf. We also re-evaluated recently reported data on ophiuroids from the studied area.https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_40748_a8777a7751bc40052382af85eb16f7a1.pdfintertidalidentificationmacrophiothrixophiocomaophiuroid |
| spellingShingle | Mona Goharimanesh Omid Mirshamsi Sabine Stohr Fereshteh Ghassemzadeh Dominique Adriaens New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics intertidal identification macrophiothrix ophiocoma ophiuroid |
| title | New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran |
| title_full | New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran |
| title_fullStr | New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran |
| title_short | New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran |
| title_sort | new data on brittle stars echinodermata ophiuroidea from the persian gulf and oman sea iran |
| topic | intertidal identification macrophiothrix ophiocoma ophiuroid |
| url | https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_40748_a8777a7751bc40052382af85eb16f7a1.pdf |
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