Biopearl expedition: SeaStars (Echinodermata, Asteroidea)
Citation
British Antarctic Survey, BIOPEARL I expedition JR 144 on RRS James Clark Ross https://doi.org/10.15468/brynh6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-12.Description
This dataset includes information on sea stars collected during the Biopearl (Biodiversity, Phylogeny, Evolution and Adaptive Radiation of Life in Antarctica) expedition (2006). The expedition focused on 29 stations along the Scotia Arc at 4 different depths (200, 500, 1000, 1500 m), using an Epibenthic Sledge (EBS). Synonymy was resolved by consulting the Register of Antarctic Marine Species (RAMS), that is accessible via internet and that compiles the most recent information about Antarctic asteroid taxonomy (Danis & Jangoux, 2007), delivering us in this way the valid species names.Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123080
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Asteroidea [Starfish]rank: class
Geographic Coverages
PS, Southern Ocean
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
An Vanhoorneoriginator
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF)
email: antonarctica@gmail.com
homepage: http://data.biodiversity.aq
Anton Van de Putte
metadata author
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF)
email: antonarctica@gmail.com
homepage: http://data.biodiversity.aq
Katrin Linse
custodian steward
Natural Environment Research Council; British Antarctic Survey
email: kl@bas.ac.uk
Katrin Linse
principal investigator
Natural Environment Research Council; British Antarctic Survey
email: kl@bas.ac.uk
Anton Van de Putte
administrative point of contact
Antarctic Biodiversity Information Facility (ANTABIF)
email: antonarctica@gmail.com
homepage: http://data.biodiversity.aq