Sea-Stars of North Carolina
Gray IE, Downey ME, Cerame-Vivas MJ. 1968. Sea-Stars of North Carolina. Fishery Bulletin. 67(1):127-163
Descriptions, keys to Identification, and photographs are given for the 22 genera and 33 species of North Carolina asteroids. The starfish fauna is predominantly "southern." Eighteen species are distributed from North Carolina southward, nine range from North Carolina northward, and six occur both north and south of North Carolina. The affinities of the various species to the principal marine biotic provinces are discussed. Thirteen tropical and subtropical species occur only In an extension of the Caribbean Province along the outer shelf. Only four of the 33 species on the Continental Shelf can be considered abundant: Astropecten articulatus, Luidia clathrata, Astropecten americanus, and Asterias jorbesii.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Gray, I; Downey, Maureen; Cerame-Vivas, M
- Units
- CAHA , CALO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Aquatic Sciences, sea stars