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First record of the Atlantic starfish, Asterias rubens (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from the Black Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2009

S. Ünsal Karhan ,
Evrim Kalkan  and
M. Baki Yokeş
S. Ünsal Karhan*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Istanbul University, TR-34470 Vefa, Istanbul, Turkey
Evrim Kalkan
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental Science, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Boğaziçi University, Hisar Campus, TR-34342 Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Baki Yokeş
Affiliation:
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Haliç University, TR-34280 Findikzade, Istanbul, Turkey
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Ünsal Karhan, Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, Istanbul University, TR-34470 Vefa, Istanbul, Turkey email: unsalkarhan@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Three specimens of Atlantic starfish, Asterias rubens are here reported as the first record from the Black Sea. After being first reported from the Bosphorus Strait in 1996, this alien starfish has invaded the Sea of Marmara and is now extending its range of distribution to the Black Sea.

Keywords

Asterias rubensEchinodermataAsteroideaalien speciesBlack Sea
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 1 , January 2008 , e63
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2007

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