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PAOLA GIANGUZZA

Relazioni tra parametri biometrici in Marthasterias glacialis (L.) (Asteroidea)

  • Authors: DI TRAPANI, F; GIANGUZZA, P; GALASSO, N; RIGGIO, S;
  • Publication year: 2013
  • Type: eedings
  • Key words: weight-morphometry relationships, Asteroidea, Marthasterias glacialis, Tyrrhenian Sea
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/74605

Abstract

Biometric parameters of the Asteroid echinoderm Marthasterias glacialis (L.) were measured at Ustica Island MPA (SW Tyrrhenian Sea). Wet weight was correlated with tip-to-tip (arm-span) diameter, central disk, arm length, arm width and arm height. Results show high positive correlation between weight and arm height, suggesting a new useful method to estimate starfish size also for in situ measurements.