An annotated checklist of Echinodermata of Montenegro (the south Adriatic Sea) Author Kašćelan, Slavica Author Mandić, Sreten Author Radović, Ivica Author Krpo-Ćetković, Jasmina text Zootaxa 2009 2275 21 40 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.191048 9e628b1f-91c8-4ab4-b1ea-4e7cd6dbce4d 1175-5326 191048 Fam: Astropectinidae Astropecten aranciacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Material: 2 specimens ; stations: S14, t5; depth: 29-100 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863) ; Kolosváry (1937) , Zavodnik (1960 , 1977 , 1997 ); Tortonese (1965) , Despalatović (2005) ; Zavodnik et al . (2005 , 2006 ). Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): Zavodnik (2003) . Literature records for Montenegro : Karaman & Gamulin-Brida (1970) , Bruno (1972) , Milojević (1979 , 1982 , 1986 ), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980) . Astropecten bispinosus (Otto, 1823) Material: 12 specimens ; stations: S8, t6; depth: 25-53 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937) , Zavodnik (1960 , 1977 , 1997 ), Tortonese (1965) , Despalatović (2005) , Zavodnik et al . (2005 , 2006 ). Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): Babić (1913) . Literature records for Montenegro : Milojević (1982 , 1986 ). Astropecten irregularis pentacanthus (Delle Chiaje, 1827) Material: 204 specimens ; stations: S1, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7; depth: 10-120 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863) , Kolosváry (1937) , Zavodnik (1960 , 1977 , 1997 ), Tortonese (1965) , Despalatović (2005) , Zavodnik et al . (2006) . Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): Zavodnik (2003) . Literature records for Montenegro : Kolosváry (1938 , 1940 ), Karaman & Gamulin-Brida (1970) , Bruno (1972) , Milojević (1979 , 1982 , 1986 ), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980) . Remarks: Considered as the most frequent and most abundant Mediterranean sea star ( Vidović-Matvejev, 1978 ; Milojević, 1986 ; Ungaro 1995 ). Astropecten jonstoni (Delle Chiaje, 1827) Material: 10 specimens ; stations: T12, S15; depth: 8-11 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus, meadows of Posidonia oceanica . Distribution: Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937) , Tortonese (1965) . Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): none. Literature records for Montenegro : Milojević (1982 , 1986 ). Astropecten platyacanthus (Philippi, 1837) Material: 8 specimens ; stations: T5, T11, S9; depth: 15-25 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Lorenz (1863) , Zavodnik (1997) , Zavodnik et al . (2006) . Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): Zavodnik (2003) . Literature records for Montenegro : Bruno (1972) , Milojević (1979 , 1982 , 1986 ), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980) . Astropecten spinulosus (Philippi, 1837) Material: 2 specimens ; stations: S11; depth: 10-13 m ; substrates: sand, mud. Distribution: Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Kolosváry (1937) , Zavodnik (1960 , 1977 ). Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): Zavodnik (2003) . Literature records for Montenegro : Bruno (1972) , Milojević (1979 , 1982 , 1986 ), Stjepčević & Parenzan (1980) . Remarks: Collected from leaves of Posidonia oceanica . Tethyaster subinermis (Philippi, 1837) Material: 1 specimen ; stations: t7; depth: 25-30 m ; substrates: sand, mud, organic detritus. Distribution: Atlantic–Mediterranean. Literature records for central and/or north Adriatic: Despalatović (2005) . Literature records for south Adriatic ( Croatia ): none Literature records for Montenegro : Milojević (1986) . Remarks: Collected only by a trawl net.