New IUCN Species Survival Commission Marine Star Specialist Group

George, S. B., Böhm, M., & Vincent, A. C.

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) has a new Specialist Group, created in June 2023: the Marine Star Specialist Group, focusing on the asteroids (sea stars), ophiuroids (brittle stars), and crinoids (feather stars and sea lilies). The new Specialist Group will strengthen the SSC’s vision—to prevent the loss and aid recovery of biodiversity—by increasing its focus on marine invertebrates. Marine stars are found from shallow- to deep-water marine habitats, including extreme environments such as seamounts, hydrothermal vents, cold seeps and anchialine caves.

George, S. B., Böhm, M., & Vincent, A. C. (2023). New IUCN Species Survival Commission Marine Star Specialist Group. Oryx, 57(6), 689-689. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323001229

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