%0 Journal Article
%T Echinoderm Fauna of Kosrae, The Federation States of Micronesia
%A Taekjun Lee
%A Sook Shin
%J Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
%D 2013
%I Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.5635/ased.2013.29.1.1
%X Micronesia is an island nation located north of Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean. A survey was executed on Kosrae, which is one of the four main islands of Micronesia, during January 23-30, 2011 and January 8-15, 2012. The echinoderms were collected at eight intertidal areas and at 12 SCUBA diving points at depths of 10-50 m in the subtidal zone. They were identified based on morphological characteristics. In total, 50 species from 276 individuals were identified: three crinoids, 11 asteroids, seven ophiuroids, 10 echinoids, and 19 holothuroids. Among them, two crinoids, five asteroids, three ophiuroids, four echinoids and two holothuroids were newly recorded from Kosrae.
%K taxonomy
%K Echinodermata
%K fauna
%K Kosrae
%K Micronesia
%U http://www.e-ased.org/Upload/files/e-ased.org/01-Echino(dh)-¨¬£¿£¿£¿£¿£¿.104839.pdf