Recent changes in the distribution of two species of Asterina (Echinodermata : Asteroidea) along the Mediterranean shore of Israel

Authors
Achituv, Y
Citation
Y. Achituv, Recent changes in the distribution of two species of Asterina (Echinodermata : Asteroidea) along the Mediterranean shore of Israel, ISR J ZOOL, 45(1), 1999, pp. 121-125
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
00212210 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
121 - 125
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2210(1999)45:1<121:RCITDO>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
The recent distribution of two species of Asterina along the Mediterranean shore of Israel is described. The long-missing starfish, Asterina gibbosa, has recently been found again in Shiqmona on the northern Mediterranean coa st of Israel. A. burtoni, previously not known south of Atlit, was recently found at Mikhmoret.