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Discoveries of New Marine Species of the Aleutian IslandsJewett, SC; Clark, RNDuring the summers of 2006 and 2007 divers descended the shallow (less than 20 m), nearshore marine waters of the Aleutian Islands to conduct the first Alaska Monitoring and Assessment Program (AKMAP) of this remote region. AKMAP coastal surveys are based on the Environmental Protection Agency National Coastal Assessment procedures using a probabilistic sampling design featuring monitoring of select environmental indicators. Ancillary products that emerged from the Aleutian surveys were the discoveries of several species new to science. As of 2011, the following discoveries were confirmed and published in peer-reviewed journals: one new genus and species of benthic marine alga; one new species of sea anemone; one new genus of sea star; and 17 new species of sea stars. This paper presents an overview of these published new species.American Academy of Underwater Sciences (http://www.aaus.org/)
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