A new zoroasterid asteroid from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica [PDF]
New, well-preserved fossil starfish material is recorded from the Eocene La Meseta Formation exposed in Seymour Island, Antarctica. The use of new technology (i.e., microCT) on several fragments enabled the visualization of new characters and the ...
Brezina, Soledad Silvana +4 more
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Riqueza específica y patrones de distribución de equinodermos en el Atlántico Sudoccidental entre los 34 y 56°S [PDF]
El objetivo de este estudio es recopilar y analizar la información histórica disponible sobre equinodermos en el Atlántico Sudoccidental, a fin de elaborar una síntesis del estado de conocimiento actual, identificar patrones de distribución geográfica de
Bremec, Claudia Silvia +3 more
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A newly discovered radiation of endoparasitic gastropods and their coevolution with asteroid hosts in Antarctica. [PDF]
Funding Funding for this research comes from the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition, The University of Western Australia, and the National Science Foundation (USA) ANT-1043749.
Layton KKS, Rouse GW, Wilson NG.
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Species composition of sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) in the Patagonian Argentinian deep sea, including seven new records: connectivity with sub-Antarctic and Antarctic fauna [PDF]
The main target of this paper is to improve the knowledge of the species composition of sea stars in Patagonian Argentine deep sea reaching depths of 2062 m.
Hurtado-García, Jennifer +1 more
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Abstracts of Contributed Papers Presented at the 1998 North American Echinoderms Meeting August 16-19, 1998, Wallops Island Marine Science Center, Wallops Island, Virginia [PDF]
Following the tradition started at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab (1989), and continued at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (1992), the third North American Echinoderms Meeting was sponsored by the Marine Science Consortium and held at the Wallops
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A bioturbation classification of European marine infaunal invertebrates [PDF]
Bioturbation, the biogenic modification of sediments through particle reworking and burrow ventilation, is a key mediator of many important geochemical processes in marine systems.
Aguzzi +51 more
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Identification of a neuropeptide precursor protein that gives rise to a "cocktail" of peptides that bind Cu(II) and generate metal-linked dimers [PDF]
The Transparency document associated with this article can be found,in online version.This work was supported by a Leverhulme Trust grant (RPG-2013-351) awarded to MRE and National Science Foundation (USA) grant awards DEB 1036416, 1036358, 1036366, and
Anderson, S +6 more
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First record of the Mediterranean asteroid Sclerasterias richardi (Perrier in Milne-Edwards 1882) in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic Ocean) [PDF]
The first occurrence of the Mediterranean fissiparous asteroid Sclerasterias richardi (Perrier in Milne-Edwards 1882) is reported from the Azores based upon dredged material off the south coast of São Miguel Island at 135 m depth.
Madeira, Patrícia +2 more
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Abstract Hydrothermal vents are known to host unique faunal assemblages supported by chemosynthetic production; however, the fauna associated with inactive sulphide ecosystems remain largely uncharacterised across the global seafloor. In November 2023, a six-rayed starfish was collected from the Semenov hydrothermal field on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ...
Eva C.D. Stewart, Hugh F. Carter
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Global Diversity and Phylogeny of the Asteroidea (Echinodermata) [PDF]
Members of the Asteroidea (phylum Echinodermata), popularly known as starfish or sea stars, are ecologically important and diverse members of marine ecosystems in all of the world's oceans.
Blake, Daniel B., Mah, Christopher L.
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