Identification of Sea Stars and Brittle Stars species in the coast of Chabahar Gulf

Subject Areas : environmental management

Matin  Khaleghi ¹ (M.Sc. in Marine Ecology, Department of Marine Biology, Chabahar University, Chabahar. Iran.)
Ali Reza  Safahie ² (Assistant professor, Faculty Marine Science and Oceanography of Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr, Iran)
Ahmad  Savari ³ (Associate professor , Faculty Marine Science and Oceanography of Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr, Iran.)
Babak  Doustshenas ⁴ (Assistant professor, Faculty Marine Science and Oceanography of Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr University Khoramshahr, Iran)
Fereidoun  Owfi ⁵ (Ph.D. Of Ecology, Director of International Affairs Office, Iranian Fisheries Research Organization, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2011-06-27 Accepted : 2011-09-01 Published : 2015-09-23

Keywords: Sea Stars, Brittle Stars, identification, Chabahar Gulf,

Abstract :

Introduction: This study touches on identification of Sea stars and Brittle stars species in coast ofChabahar Gulf in the Oman Sea, IR. During November 2008 to September 2009.Method study: The area of study was at the farthest end of south east of Iran in province of Sistan andBalouchestan. Samplings were randomly done bimonthly during low tide from 5 stations, by using1m×1m quadrate. Then, samples were counted, identified.Results: The results showed that 7 species of echinodermata including: Aquilonastra burtonii,Astropecten phragmorus, Astropecten hemprichi, Macrophiothrix elongate, Macrophiothrix cheneyifrom 2classes Asteroidea and Ophiuroidea and from 3orders Spinulosa, Paxillosida, Ophiurida and 3families Asterinidae, Astropectinidae, Ophiotrichidae.Discussion and Conclusion: Aquilonastra burtonii attendance was in all of the stations with theexception of station 5. Astropecten phragmorus was found in stations 2 and 4 and Astropectenhemprichi in stations 4 and 5. Macrophiothrix cheneyi and Macrophiothrix elongata were seen instations 2, 3 and 4.

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