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Study on occurrence of Ophiothrix savignyi (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in the Iranian water of the Persian Gulf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2025

Naser Pourvali Open the ORCID record for Naser Pourvali [Opens in a new window] ,
Mohammad-Ali Salari Aliabadi ,
Negin Salamat ,
Majid Askari Hesni  and
Mohammad Sharif Ranjbar
Naser Pourvali*
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khoramshahr, Iran
Mohammad-Ali Salari Aliabadi
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khoramshahr, Iran
Negin Salamat
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khoramshahr, Iran
Majid Askari Hesni
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Mohammad Sharif Ranjbar
Affiliation:
Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Corresponding author: Naser Pourvali; Email: npourvali@yahoo.com
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Abstract

This study on distribution of Ophiothrix savignyi was carried out from 2017 to 2022 in the Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf. Nineteen locations were sampled from coastal waters, including 16 newly reported areas. O. savignyi was epizoic, associated mostly with sponges, sea urchins, and soft corals. This survey shows O. savignyi as the most common and widespread brittle star in the northern and eastern Persian Gulf. In this study, O. savignyi, has been described again from the Persian Gulf.

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brittle stardescriptiondistributionecologymorphology
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 105 , 2025 , e16
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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