Author(s): Wirtz, Peter ; Machado, Jorge
Date: 2023
Origin: Arquipelago - Life and Marine Sciences
Subject(s): Artigos
Document details
First record of the starfish Goniaster tesselatus at Madeira Island
Description
Numerous new records of marine species, mostly with tropical affinities, have been made at Madeira Island in recent years (e. g. Ramalhosa et al. 2014 and 2017, Wirtz 2020 a, Wirtz & Araujo 2021). Some of these species appear to have extended their range northwards (e. g. Wirtz & Berenger 2017, Schäfer et al. 2019, Wirtz 2021), possibly due to global warming (Siemer et al. 2021). Eleven shallow-water starfish species are known from Madeira Island (Wirtz 2020 b). We report here on one more species previous unrecorded for Madeiran waters.
Numerous new records of marine species, mostly with tropical affinities, have been made at Madeira Island in recent years (e. g. Ramalhosa et al. 2014 and 2017, Wirtz 2020 a, Wirtz & Araujo 2021). Some of these species appear to have extended their range northwards (e. g. Wirtz & Berenger 2017, Schäfer et al. 2019, Wirtz 2021), possibly due to global warming (Siemer et al. 2021). Eleven shallow-water starfish species are known from Madeira Island (Wirtz 2020 b). We report here on one more species previous unrecorded for Madeiran waters.
Document Type
Journal article
Language English
Language English
