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ECHINODERMATA, ASTEROIDEAIN THE FAROE AREA
Family GONIASTERIDAE
Genus Ceramaster Verrill, 1899
Ceramaster granularis (O.F. Miiller,
1776)
Synonyms: Pentagonaster granularis O.F. Miiller
1776; Asterias granularis Retzius 1783
Reference to best description of the species:
Mortensen (1927: 81-82); Clark and Downey
(1992: 233-234, Pl. 56A,B)
BioFar stations: 44 (1), 117 (7), 118 (9), 120 (1), 122
(2), 124 (1), 163 (1), 233 (3), 268 (6), 304 (1), 305
(2), 314 (1), 331 (4), 341 (3), 344 (3), 359 (1), 419
(2), 420 (2), 457 (5), 474 (3), 490 (1), 499 (4), 517
(1), 536 (1), 698 (2), 728 (2), 736 (1), 738 (1), 739
(1), 742 (4), 747 (1)
Other records: Faroe-Shetland Channel (Bell 1892);
Iceland-Faroe Ridge (Murray and Hjort 1912);
Lousy Bank and NW Ireland (Mortensen 1927)
Bathymetrical range within the area: 246 - 1,157 m
(mainly: 250 - 750 m)
Substrate: gravel, stone
Temperature: 0.9° - 2.7°C (measured); estimated: 0.9°
to 8.0°C
Water mass: AW, AW/AI, AI, AI/NW
World distribution: Subarctic and North Boreal At-
lantic (Franz et ai, 1981): found in the W. Atlantic
at Newfoundland, South Greenland and south to
41°N (Long Island); in the E. Atlantic: Iceland,
Faroes, Hebrides and Norway south to Skagerrak.
According to Mortensen (1927), the species is also
found off Morocco and the Azores.
World bathymetrical range: 40-1,200 m.
Remarks: The species is distributed all around the
Faroes.
Genus Hippasteria Gray, 1840
Hippasteria phrygiana (Parelius, 1768)
(Map 6)
Synonyms: Asteriasphrygiana Parelius 1768; Hipp-
asteria plana Gray 1840; Hippasteria insignis
Dons 1937
Reference to best description of the species:
Mortensen (1927: 88-89, Fig. 50); Clark and
Downey (1992: 247-248, Pl. 58a,b)
BioFar stations: 3 (4), 28 (1), 118 (2), 119 (2), 192 (1),
204 (1), 268 (1), 269 (1), 326 (1), 352 (1), 353 (1),
354 (1), 525 (1), 536 (1), 540 (1), 597 (1), 600 (1),
605 (3), 606(1), 607(1)
BioFar 2 stations: 1222 (2)
Other records: The species is common in the Modio-
/iM-community around the Faroes, especially at
depths greater than 90-100 m (Lieberkind 1929).
Bathymetrical range within the area: 70 - 1,006 m
(mainly 70 - 550 m)
Substrate: sand, gravel, rocks.
Temperature: 2.9° - 9.1°C (estimated)
Water mass: AW, AW/AI, AI
World distribution: Borealarctic - North Atlantic: in
the W. Atlantic south to Cape Cod; in the E. At-
lantic south to Kattegat, Northem Scotland and
Northemmost Ireland.
World bathymetrical range: 20 (Clark and Downey
1992) to 1,000 m (BioFar)
Remarks: The species is polymorphic and many sub-
species are described.
Genus Pseudarchaster Sladen, 1885
Pseudarchaster gracilis (Sladen, 1889)
(Map 6)
Synonyms: Aphroditaster gracilis Sladen 1889
Reference to best description of the species: Clark and
Downey (1992: 262-263, Pl. 62e,f)
BioFar stations: 523 (1)
Other records: SW of the Hebrides (Gage et al,
1985); south of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge (Har-
vey etal., 1988)
Bathymetrical range within the area: 606 m
Substrate: clay, ftne sand and stones
Temperature: 8.5°C (estimated)
Water mass: AW
World distribution: From Cape Cod and the Faroes on
both sides of the Atlantic south to the equator.
World bathymetrical range: 320 - 2,940 m.
Remarks: This new northem distribution limit of the
species from north of the Lousy Bank (60°42’N,
13°35’W) is the first recorded occurrence in the
Faroes. The specimen was large (R=130 mm).
Pseudarchaster parelii (Diiben and Ko-
ren, 1846)
Synonyms: Astropecten parelii Diiben and Koren
1846; Archaster parelii (M. Sars 1861: 35)