“Starballing”: a potential explanation for mass stranding

Emma V. Sheehan; Sophie L. Cousens

doi:10.1007/s12526-016-0504-3

“Starballing”: a potential explanation for mass stranding

Emma V. Sheehan^*
, Sophie L. Cousens

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

University of Plymouth

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Abstract

The common starfish Asterias rubens has a long-lived pelagic larva that is considered to be the driver for the wide dispersal of this species, as adult A. rubens are thought to be limited to slow movement. Unexplained mass beach strandings of A. rubens have been witnessed during strong wind and tide conditions. Here, we describe a new observation, “starballing,” where adult A. rubens were observed being transported with a strong tidal flow, which might explain how mass stranding occurs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	617-618
Journal	Marine Biodiversity
Volume	47
Issue number	2
Early online date	12 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-016-0504-3
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017

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