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First report of two species of sea cucumbers from Qeshm Island (Persian Gulf)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

Kazem Darvish Bastami ,
Majid Afkhami ,
Maryam Ehsanpour ,
Aida Khazaali  and
Farzane Soltani
Kazem Darvish Bastami*
Affiliation:
Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO), Tehran, PO Box: 46515–369, Iran
Majid Afkhami
Affiliation:
Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran, PO Box: 79159–1311
Maryam Ehsanpour
Affiliation:
Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandor Abbas, Iran, PO Box: 79159–1311
Aida Khazaali
Affiliation:
Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas Branch, Bandar Abbas, Iran, PO Box: 79159–1311
Farzane Soltani
Affiliation:
Young Researchers Club, Tehran North Branch Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: K.D. Bastami, Iranian National Institute for Oceanography (INIO), Tehran, PO Box: 46515–369, Iran email: darvish.bastami@inio.ac.ir
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Abstract

Sea cucumbers have many important and useful properties known for human health. In this respect and with the lack of scientific knowledge about them, this study has been conducted to identify the present species in the northern part of the Persian Gulf. Two species of sea cucumber (one belonging to the genus Holothuria and the other to Stichopus) were collected in the subtidal zone of the northern part of Qeshm Island (Persian Gulf) via SCUBA diving. The literature review on the distribution was determined to be the first report of H. sacabra and S. hermanni from Qeshm Island (Persian Gulf). The species identification was accomplished through morphological keys and review of their ossicles.

Keywords

HolothurideaStichopotideaspecies identificationQeshm IslandPersian Gulf
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e76
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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