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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Main Authors: K. Prabhu, S. Bragadeeswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2012-11-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume254/293a296.pdf