Culcita coriacea (Müller & Troschel), 1842: 38

Pourvali, Naser, Aliabadi, Mohammad-Ali Salari, Salamat, Negin, Hesni, Majid Askari, Ranjbar, Mohammad Sharif, Carter, Hugh & Price, Andrew. R. G., 2025, Systematics, distribution and ecology of sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) from Iranian waters of the Persian Gulf and a revised identification key, Zootaxa 5647 (3), pp. 201-234 : 228

Culcita coriacea (Müller & Troschel), 1842: 38

Previous reported from the Persian Gulf: New record for the Persian Gulf ( Fig 38 ).

One observation of this species was recorded from south of Larak Island (Dr Shokri, pers. comms, specimen lost). Previous records of Culcita novaeguinea from the Persian Gulf ( Adeli et al. 2022) are likely to be this species, but material was not available for examination.

Figures

FIGURE 38. Pentaceraster mammillatus, (ZMSBUK-1691), A. actinal surface of arm, B. actinal surface of disc (scales; A&B: 2 mm).