Scientific Notes
Chaetaster nodosus Perrier, first starfish belonging to the family Chaetasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) registered for the Colombian Caribbean
Published 2020-12-19
Keywords
- first record,
- Colombia,
- geographic distribution,
- bathymetric distribution,
- taxonomic description
How to Cite
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Moreno Jiménez LC, Borrero-Pérez GH. Chaetaster nodosus Perrier, first starfish belonging to the family Chaetasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) registered for the Colombian Caribbean. Bol. Investig. Mar. Costeras [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 19 [cited 2025 Dec. 10];49(2):173-8. Available from: https://boletin.invemar.org.co/ojs/index.php/boletin/article/view/982
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Abstract
This work reports for the first time for the Colombian Caribbean the monogeneric family Chaetasteridae (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) based on a specimen of the starfish Chaetaster nodosus Perrier, 1875 collected off the San Bernardo islands at 98 m depth. A brief description of the species and information about its distribution is included.
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