Sub-lethal arm damage in recruits of the seastar Luidia ciliaris (Asteroidea: Luidiidae) in a temperate marine reserve

Minchin, Jonathan Dan

doi:10.21411/CBM.A.57913415

Use this url to cite publication: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14172/26298

Sub-lethal arm damage in recruits of the seastar Luidia ciliaris (Asteroidea: Luidiidae) in a temperate marine reserve

Type of publication

Straipsnis Web of Science duomenų bazėje / Article in Web of Science database (S1a)

Type of document

text::journal::journal article::research article

Author(s)

Author	Affiliation
Minchin, Jonathan Dan	Jūros tyrimų institutas / Marine Research Institute	LT	Marine Organism Invest	IE

Title

Sub-lethal arm damage in recruits of the seastar Luidia ciliaris (Asteroidea: Luidiidae) in a temperate marine reserve

[en]

Publisher

Paris : Cahiers de biologie marine

Date Issued

Date	Volume	Issue	Start Page	End Page
2023	64	3	229	234

Is part of

Cahiers de biologie marine

Research Area

Field of Science

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Vandenynų ir jūrų ištekliai / Life Below Water (14)

Keywords (en)

Abstract (en)

The seastar Luidia ciliaris commonly occurs on the Celtic continental shelf and where marine salinities prevail in deep bays. Strong recruitments seldom occur close inshore but was recorded within the Lough Hyne Marine Reserve, on the south coast of Ireland, in 1982. Arm-tip and greater arm loss were recorded in this seastar and presumed to be due to natural interactions. Two localities within the reserve were examined, one exposed to tidal currents with a high species diversity and a further site where currents and diversity were not as prominent. Potential predators at the two sites are considered in this study. Examination of prey showed cannibalism can occur.