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Description:
Author(s):
Kerr, A. M.
Title:
Survey of the shallow-water echinoderms of Nauru, Micronesia. Results of a survey performed 28 July to 1 August 1998
Publication Date:
2014
Institution:
Marine Laboratory, University of Guam
Issue:
UOGML Technical Report 158
Page(s):
19
Abstract:
"The island of Nauru in eastern Micronesia potentially possesses a diverse array of echinoderms. I performed a small survey to explore echinoderm diversity in Nauru's shallow-water marine environments. In five days of surveying between 28 July to 1 August 1998, I surveyed 12 sites around the island on reef flats and forereef slopes to 20 m depth and found 18 species of echinoderms, most of them new records for the island. Including previous surveys, a total of 24 species of echinoderms have now been identified from Nauru's waters: six holothuroids (sea cucumbers), five echinoids (sea urchins), five asteroids (sea stars), five ophiuroids (brittle stars) and three crinoids (feather stars)."
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Notes:
Funded in part with assistance from Mr. and Mrs. Sergio S. Quenga and The Explorers Club
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