Jangoux, M. and A. Aziz. (1984). Les asterides (Echinodermes) du centre-ouest de l'ocean Indien (Seychelles, Maldives et iles Mineures). Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris ser. 6(A)4: 857-884.
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Jangoux, M.; Aziz, A.
1984
Les asterides (Echinodermes) du centre-ouest de l'ocean Indien (Seychelles, Maldives et iles Mineures
Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris ser
6(4): 857-884
Publication
39 shallow-water species of asteroids have been collected during several scientific missions in the Seychelles and Maldive Archipelagos. They include two new subspecies (Nardoa lemonnieri platyspina nov. Subsp., Acanthaster brevispinus seychellesensis nov. Subsp.) and 14 species new for the Seychelles area. A total of 48 shallow-water species of asteroids are known presently from the Central-west part of the Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean
Fauna and Flora, Faunistic inventories, Checklists, Catalogues
Systematics, Taxonomy