A taxonomic study of asteroid fauna in white sands beach, Nasugbu Bay, Batangas
Asteroids were collected for up to 400 meters from the shore during low tide and throughout the whole 1.5 kilometer length of White Sands beach, along Nasugbu Bay, Batangas.Seven species of asteroids were collected and identified. Under Order Phanerozonida, two species belong to Family Oreasteridae...
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Animo Repository
1995
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
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| Summary: | Asteroids were collected for up to 400 meters from the shore during low tide and throughout the whole 1.5 kilometer length of White Sands beach, along Nasugbu Bay, Batangas.Seven species of asteroids were collected and identified. Under Order Phanerozonida, two species belong to Family Oreasteridae namely, Protoreaster nodosus, and Culcita novae-guinae, three species to Family Linckiidae namely Linckia laevigata, Linckia guildingii, and Nardoa tuberculata and one species from Family Archasteridea which is Archaster typicus. Under Order Spinulosida and under Family Acanthasteridae is Acanthaster planci. |
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