Phataria unifascialis (Valvatida: Ophidiasteridae) from the Eastern Pacific: Redescription and skeletal morphology

 

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Tekijät: Martín-Cao-Romero, Carolina, Solís-Marín, Francisco Alonso, Laguarda-Figueras, Alfredo, Buitrón Sánchez, Blanca Estela
Aineistotyyppi: artículo original
Tila:Versión publicada
Julkaisupäivä:2017
Kuvaus:The starfish Phataria unifascialis is widely distributed in the eastern cost of the Pacific Ocean, found on rocky bottoms, at depths between 0 and 50 m. The original description of P. unifascialis made by Gray in 1840 was brief and inaccurate in some important aspects, such as distribution area, plate arrangement and ambulacral spines. Here, we improve the description of P. unifascialis with SEM images and description of its mesodermal skeleton on the basis of a large sample. Rev. Biol. Trop. 65(Suppl. 1): S258-S271. Epub 2017 November 01. 
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Organisaatio:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
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OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/31694
Linkit:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/31694
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Sanahaku:Asteroidea
Ophidiasteridae
Phataria unifascialis
redescription
SEM
Eastern Pacific.