Developmental types of shallow-water asteroids of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Bosch, I., Pearse, J. S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 1990
• Subjects: Starfishes; Starfishes > Development; McMurdo Sound (Antarctica); McMurdo Sound; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01313155; http://digitool.fcla.edu:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=3333150

The mode of development was ascertained for 14 of the 16 species of sea stars known to occur in shallow waters of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (77° 51‘S; 166° 40‘E). The species were collected between September 1984 and December 1985. Females of three species, Odontaster validus, O. meridionalis and Porania antarctica, spawn small to moderate eggs (0.17 to 0.55 mm), have a high fecundity, and produce feeding larvae. Females of an undescribed Porania species spawn a few eggs (150 to 310) that are 0.55 mm in diameter and develop into demersal non-feeding larvae. This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com and may be cited as: Bosch, I., & Pearse, J. S. (1990). Developmental types of shallow-water asteroids of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Marine Biology, 104(1), 41-46. doi:10.1007/BF01313155 Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #727.