Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India
Starfish Astropecten indicus was collected from bycatch landings at Mudasalodai fishing harbour, Tamil Nadu (India) in November 2011. Totally 134 specimens collected among three specimens (2,2%) have abnormally developed four and six arms. Normally, A. indicus has five arms and the deviation from pe...
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| author | PRABHU kOLANDHASAMY Bragadeeswaran Subramanian |
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| description | Starfish Astropecten indicus was collected from bycatch landings at Mudasalodai fishing harbour, Tamil Nadu (India) in November 2011. Totally 134 specimens collected among three specimens (2,2%) have abnormally developed four and six arms. Normally, A. indicus has five arms and the deviation from pentamerism is a rare phenomenon in starfishes. The present observations suggest that deviations from pentamerism are not a heritable character but are a consequence of environmental perturbations on the metamorphosis of larvae and/or abnormal regeneration of arms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-451369f9f1e444848e743036d2f623332022-12-21T19:10:18ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432175-79252012-08-0125429329610.5007/2175-7925.2012v25n4p29318608Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of IndiaPRABHU kOLANDHASAMYBragadeeswaran SubramanianStarfish Astropecten indicus was collected from bycatch landings at Mudasalodai fishing harbour, Tamil Nadu (India) in November 2011. Totally 134 specimens collected among three specimens (2,2%) have abnormally developed four and six arms. Normally, A. indicus has five arms and the deviation from pentamerism is a rare phenomenon in starfishes. The present observations suggest that deviations from pentamerism are not a heritable character but are a consequence of environmental perturbations on the metamorphosis of larvae and/or abnormal regeneration of arms.https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/23480Abnormal regenerationPentamerismStarfish |
| spellingShingle | PRABHU kOLANDHASAMY Bragadeeswaran Subramanian Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India Biotemas Abnormal regeneration Pentamerism Starfish |
| title | Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India |
| title_full | Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India |
| title_short | Occurrence of abnormal starfish Astropecten indicus (Doderlein, 1888) (Echinodermata: Astroidea) along Southeast coast of India |
| title_sort | occurrence of abnormal starfish astropecten indicus doderlein 1888 echinodermata astroidea along southeast coast of india |
| topic | Abnormal regeneration Pentamerism Starfish |
| url | https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/23480 |
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