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Ruhallah Fatemi

  • Biodiversity Journal, 9 (2): 143-148

    Yaser Fatemi & Ruhallah Fatemi
    New data on the genus Luidia Forbes, 1839 (Asteroidea Luidiidae) from the gulf of Oman and first record of Luidia maculata Müller et Troschel, 1842 in this region
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2018.9.2.143.148

    ABSTRACT
    As a part of the research program about echinoderms of the Gulf of Oman, Luidia maculata Müller et Troschel, 1842, and L. hardwicki Gray, 1840 (Asteroidea Luidiidae) were collected from the sandy shores of Chabahar Bay along the north part of the gulf during the period from 2015 to 2016. Here, L. maculata is recorded for the first time from the Gulf of Oman and Iranian waters. Luidia hardwicki has been previously reported from this area. Details concerning the identification and distribution range of these species are provided.