Morphological differences between two closely related sea urchin species, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis and S. pallidus, in northern Norway (Echinodermata, Echinoidea)

Using material from a mixed population in northern Norway, it is shown that the two sea urchin taxa Strongylocentrotus droebachiens (O.F. Muller) and S. pallidus (G.O. Sars) are independent, although closely related species, that are fairly easy to tell apart also by morphological criteria. In this...

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Main Authors: Wim Vader, Bjørn Sture Hagedal Pedersen, Sunniva Lønning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 1986-12-01
Series:Fauna Norvegica
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Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/6098