• Olga A. Bratova
  • Gita G. Paskerova
Though sea stars of the genus Henricia Gray, 1840 are widely used in biological studies, their species diversity in the
Arctic is poorly understood. We conducted a taxonomic revision of the genus Henricia from the White Sea and examined
381 specimens of Henricia sea stars deposited in the collection of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
(St. Petersburg), the type collection founded by A.M. Djakonov, and our own collection. Following the 1987 study by F.J. Madsen
and the 1950 study by A.M. Djakonov, we identified six species in the White Sea: Henricia eschrichti (J. Müller and Troschel, 1842),
Henricia perforata (O.F. Müller, 1776), Henricia scabrior (Michailovskij, 1903), Henricia solida Djakonov, 1950, Henricia sanguinolenta
(O.F. Müller, 1776), and Henricia pertusa (O.F. Müller, 1776). Updated descriptions, identification keys, and distribution data of
these species are provided. Statistical analysis based on the set of individual characters confirmed the validity of the species
H. scabrior. Synonymy of Henricia species according to the 1950 study by A.M. Djakonov and the 1987 study by F.J. Madsen is
discussed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)341-355
Number of pages15
JournalCanadian Journal of Zoology
Volume96
Issue number4
Early online date3 Oct 2017
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

    Research areas

  • sea stars, species identification, tabular key, Russian Arctic, Tabular key, Henricia, Sea stars, Species identification, Russian arctic

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

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