First record of the sea star Porania pulvillus (O.F. Müller, 1776) in Russian part of the Arctic


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Abstract

The paper presents information about the first record of the sea star, Porania pulvillus (Poraniidae family), in the Barents Sea. The data on the location, date of the finding, depth at this location, a picture and a brief description of the captured specimen are given. Possible causes of the appearance of this species in the Barents Sea are analyzed.

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D. V. Zakharov

Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO)

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Email: zakharden@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183038

N. A. Anisimova

Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (PINRO)

Email: zakharden@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183038

A. M. Stepanenko

Murmansk Department of the Russian Union of Art Photographers

Email: zakharden@yandex.ru
Russian Federation, Murmansk, 183038

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