Igor S. Smirnov

 
  Position at the Zoological Institute: Senior Research Scientist
  Position in the ArcOD: Project Manager  

AFFILIATION
&
CONTACT
INFORMATION:
Laboratory of Marine Research
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Universitetskaya Embankment 1
St.Petersburg, 199034 Russia
Tel. (812) 328-1311 / 328-0221, ext. 151
Fax: (812) 328-2941
E-mail: smiris@zin.ru

DATE &
PLACE of BIRTH:
November 25, 1945
Mariupol (Zhdanov), Ukraine

RESEARCH
INTERESTS:

Systematic, faunistic and biogeography of Polar Oceans brittle-stars (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea);
Computer databases in systematics, faunistic, morphology and ecology of brittle-stars;
Biological identification keys and computerized diagnostic systems for ophiuroids;
Development of new forms of zoological electronic publications on CD-ROM and via Internet;


EDUCATION:
  • 1984     Ph.D., Zoology & Hydrobiology
    (Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences Leningrad / St. Petersburg)
  • 1972     M.Sc., Zoology & Hydrobiology
    (Leningrad State University)

POST-DOCTORAL
TRAINING:
  • 1981 - Post-graduate Course, Zoological Institute, Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Specialization - fauna of antarctic brittle-stars

ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE:
  • 1992 - present: Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Marine Research, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia.
    Systematic, faunistic and biogeography of polar brittle-stars, curated ophiuroid collection of Zoological Institute.
  • 1985 - 1992: Junior Research Scientist, Laboratory of Marine Research, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia.
    Systematic, faunistic and biogeography of polar brittle-stars, curated ophiuroid collection of Zoological Institute.
  • 1975 - 1985: Laboratory Assistant, Laboratory of Marine Research, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia.
    Systematic, faunistic and biogeography of antarctic brittle-stars, curated ophiuroid collection of Zoological Institute.
  • 1972 - 1975: Junior Research Worker, Department of Hydrobiology, Leningrad University, Russia.
    Systematic, faunistic and biogeography of antarctic brittle-stars.
  • 1970 - 1972: Laboratory Assistant, Department of Hydrobiology, Leningrad University, Russia.

PARTICIPATION
IN SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITIONS:
  • 2000 - Expedition on the RV "Polarstern" in the Weddell Sea Antarctic, EASIZ III (collecting animals for collection of the Zoological Institute, distribution of bottom biocenoses)
  • 1996 - Expedition on the RV "Polarstern" in the Weddell Sea Antarctic, EASIZ I (collecting animals for collection of the Zoological Institute, distribution of bottom biocenoses)
  • 1988 - Expedition of the Zoological Institute to the Dalnie Zelentzy (Barents Sea)(distribution and ecology of benthos)
  • 1986-87 - Expedition on the fishary RV "Evrika" to the Antarctic (collecting animals for collection of the Zoological Institute, distribution of bottom biocenoses)
  • 1977 - Expedition to the White Sea (distribution and ecology of benthos)
  • 1974 - Expedition on the fishary RV "Zund" to the Antarctic and Patagonian shelf (collecting animals for collections of the Zoological Institute and the Leningrad University)

COMPUTER
SKILLS:

Using of computers for zoological and zoogeographical purposes. From 1988 experience in creation of data bases on computers SM-1420, BESM-6 and IBM PC/AT (dBASE/FoxPro).

The main results: database on marine invertebrates of polar regions, retrieval information system for work with nomenclature of animals "ZOOINT", computer identification key for arctic and antarctic ophiuroids with help A.Lobanov and M.Dianov.


PROFESSIONAL
SOCIETIES:
  • 1978 - Russian Geographical Society
  • 1980 - Russian Hydrobiological Society
  • 1989 - St.Petersburg Association of Scientists and Scholars

INTERNATIONAL
RESEARCH
GROUPS:
  • 1994 - 1995: International Northern Sea Route Programme (INSROP)
  • 1994 - 1995: Kiel
  • 1994 - 1995: International Programme (INTAS)
  • 1996 - 2000: Ecology of Antarctic Sea Ice Zone (EASIZ)
  • 1999 - 2001: Ecology of Arctic Seas, ArcOD (NATO)

INVITED
LECTURES and
SEMINARS:
  • March 1999 - "Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata)". Special Practice at St. Petersburg State University, Russia.
  • September 1972 - May 1973 - "Marine Invertebrates". Special Practice at St. Petersburg State University, Russia.

INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES and
WORKSHOPS
(with oral
presentations):
  • 1999 - Sirenko B., Smirnov I., Arntz W.E. and J.Gutt. Investigations of the biodiversity in the Weddell Sea based on materials from EASIZ I (ANT XIII/3). Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone. Abstract symposium & workshop in Bremerhaven on June 22-25, AWI, 1999: 153-154.
  • 1999 - Smirnov I. and C. Dahm. The ophiuroid fauna of the eastern Weddell Sea based on material from ANT XIII/3 (EASIZ). Ecology of the Antarctic Sea Ice Zone. Abstract symposium & workshop in Bremerhaven on June 22-25, AWI, 1999: 155.
  • 1999 - I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, A.F. Alimov, M.B. Dianov: The Computer Biological Editions on Compact Discs: Classification and Prospects CSIT'1999 : E/E:http://msu.jurinfor.ru/CSIT99/SmirnovLAD99.htm
  • 1999 - A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov, I.S.Smirnov. Results of development and use of zoological retrieval systems. Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 54-55. (in Russian and in English)
  • 1999 - A.L.Lobanov, I.S.Smirnov, M.B.Dianov. ZOOCOD - conception of representation of zoological hierarchical classifications in relational databases. Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 65. (in Russian and in English)
  • 1999 - A.A.Golikov, I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov. Results of development of information retrieval system on marine invertebrates collection in Zoological Institute (OCEAN). Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 102-103. (in Russian and in English)
  • 1999 - I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, A.F.Alimov, M.B.Dianov. Results of development of zoological integration information system ZOOINT. Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 113-114. (in Russian and in English)
  • 1999 - E.P.Voronina, I.S.Smirnov, A.A.Golikov. The computer approaches to the ichthyological studies in Zoological Institute RAS. Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 116. (in Russian and in English)
  • 1998 - Stepanjants S., Balushkin A., Chernova N., Galkin Yu., Sirenko B. & Smirnov I. 100 years old of "The scientific-fishery expedition on the shelf off the Murman". Conference dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birthday of A.N.Svetovidov. SPb, 17-19 November 1998, Abstracts, St.Petersburg, 8-10. (In Russian).
  • 1997 - Smirnov I., Lobanov A., Alimov A., Dianov M., Golikov A., Stepanjants S. Integrated information system ZOOINT: the present state and prospects. First East-European Symposium on Advances in Databases and Information Systems (ADBIS'97). St.Petersburg - September 2-5, 1997.
  • 1997 - Lobanov A.L., Smirnov I.S., Alimov A.F., Dianov M.B., Stepanjants S.D. Integrated information system a ZOOINT: a modern condition and prospects. Accounting scientific session on results 1996 year. Abstracts. 8-10 April, 1997. Zoological Institute, 1997: 23-25. (in Russian).
  • 1997 - Smirnov I.S. Phylogeny and taxonomy of high taxa of ophiuroids. Colloquium on echinoderms "Morphogenetic and constructive bases of a standing of the plans of a structure of high taxa of echinoderms ". March 24 1997. PIN, Moscow, The bulletin MSRN, section of geology, 1999, V. 72, issue 1, p. 86. (in Russian).
  • 1997 - Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L. A computer identification key on ophiuroids as a database for a saving of the taxonomic information. Colloquium on echinoderms "Morphogenetic and constructive bases of a standing of the plans of a structure of high taxa of echinoderms ". March 24 1997. PIN, Moscow, The bulletin MSRN, section of geology, 1999, V. 72, issue 1, p. 87,88. (in Russian).
  • 1996 - Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L., Alimov A.F., Dianov M.B., Medvedev S.G. Development of information retrieval systems for zoology. Third International Workshop on Advances in Databases and Information Systems. Moscow - September 10-13, 1996.
  • 1995 - Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L., Dianov M.B., Doktorova M.M., Rachor E. Long-term changes of ophiuroids fauna (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) of the Barents Sea during the period 1800-1992. 5th Zonenshain Conference on Plate Tectonics. Moscow, November 22-25, 1995.
  • 1995 - 42. A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov, S.D.Stepanjants, I.S.Smirnov. DIALOGUE PC-BASED BIOLOGlCAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM BIKEY6. In: Towards a Regional ETI Branch in St. Petersburg (Connecting the "East- to the West with information technology) Results of the Colloquium on "The establishment in St. Petersburg of a Regional Branch of the Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI) with emphasis on documenting coastal and marine ecosystems" 5-7 April 1995, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation), 1995. P.18.
  • 1995 - Smirnov I., Lobanov A., Sokolov E., Dianov M. Development of the integrated system ZOOINT for zoological data bases// Abstracts of the Conference on Information Systems in Science -95. January 10-12, 1995. Moscow, 1995. P. 101-103.
  • 1994 - Local organizer: "Data Bases and Computer Graphics in Zoological Investigations", International Symposium, April 1994, St.Petersburg, Russia.
  • 1994 - Lobanov A., Sokolov E., Smirnov I. ZOOINT - an integrated system for zoological data bases. International Workshop on Advances in Databases and Information Systems. Moscow - May 23-26, 1994.
  • 1994 - Smirnov I., Lobanov A., Dianov M. Information system for Antarctic marine animals. "Antarctic Communities: Species, Structure and Survival", SCAR Sixth Biology Symposium. Venice, 30 May-3 June 1994.
  • 1994 - Smirnov I. 1993. Biogeography and area types of South Ocean ophiuroids (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). - In: Abstracts of 8th International Echinoderm Conference. Dijon, September 6-10, 1993. P. 110.
  • 1994 - Smirnov I. 1993. Working out a databank on marine invertebrates. - In: Abstracts of 8th International Echinoderm Conference. Dijon, September 6 - 10, 1993. P. 111.
  • 1994 - Lobanov A., Sokolov Zh., Smirnov I. ZOOINT - an integrated system for zoological data bases. - In: Abstracts of International worksop on advances in databases and information systems (ADBIS'94). Moscow, May 23-26, 1994. P. 52,53.
  • 1991 - Neyelov A.V., Smirnov I.S. 1990. The results of investigations of bottom fauna realized at 22 rise of R/V "Evrika" in 1987. - Proc. of III All-Union conference "The stock resources of Southern Ocean and problems of the rational using" (16-18 April, 1991, Kerch). P. 108-111. (in Russian).
  • 1989 - Sirenko B.I., Smirnov I.S. The making more precise the boundary in thalassobathial of Northern Pacific on bottom fauna of the Emperor's Mountains. - Geography of the World Ocean serves for rational using of marine resources. IV All-Union conf. on geography of the World Ocean. Kaliningrad, September, 1989.
  • 1983 - Smirnov I.S. The distribution of brittle-stars on the shelves of cold and temparate waters of Southern Hemisphere. Comparative morphology, evolution and distribution of the recent and fossil echinoderms. Y All-Union echinoderm symposium. Lvov. October-November, 1983.
  • 1979 - Smirnov I.S. About the genus Theodoria ( Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata)". - IY All-Union echinoderm colloquium. Tbilissi (Georgia). p. 179-181. (in Russian).
  • 1979 - Smirnov I.S. The brittle-stars (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata), finding in rhizoids of floating kelps at South-West Atlantic. p. 174-178. (in Russian). IY All-Union echinoderm colloquium. Tbilissi (Georgia), September, 1979.
  • 1977 - Smirnov I.S. About distribution of the genus Ophionotus. "Systematics, evolution, biology and distribution of recent and extinct echinoderms", III All-Union echinoderm symposium. Leningrad, November, 1976

TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS: 99
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS:
  1. Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L. Antarctic brittle-stars: collections and data bases// The bulletin MSRN, section of geology, 2002, V. 77, issue 1, p. 80, 81. (in Russian).
  2. A.F.Alimov, I.S.Smirnov, A.Y.Ryss, M.B.Dianov, A.L.Lobanov, A.A.Golikov. Modern biological electronic publications: collections, identification systems and databases. Information technology in biodiversity research, 2001. pp. 5-12.
  3. I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov, A.A.Golikov, A.F.Alimov, A.V.Neelov, M.V.Gavrilo. Development of an information retrieval system on antarctic benthos and birds ecology (ECOANT) on the basis of an electronic collection of invertebrates, fishes and birds. Abstracts. Methodical problems of creation of scientific electronic libraries. Proceedings of III All_Russian Conference RCDL'2001. Petrozavodsk, September, 11-13 2001. pp. 197-198, 258.
  4. I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov, A.A.Golikov, A.F.Alimov . Zoological digital museums: present and future// Scientific service in network Internet. Abstracts of All-Russian scientific conference in Novorossiysk on September 24-29, Publ. of Moscow University, 2001: 22-24. (in Russian)
  5. B.Sirenko, I.Smirnov, W.Arntz, 2001, Biodiversity of Macrozoobenthic Communities in the Eastern Weddell Sea and at the Antarctic Peninsula. - "The Expedition ANTARKTIS XVII/3 (EASIZ III) of RV 'Polarstern' in 2000", Berichte zur Polarforshung (Reports on Polar Research), Heft-Nr. 402, edited by Wolf Arntz and Thomas Brey. pp. 113-116.
  6. Smirnov I. Class OPHIUROIDEA. In: List of species of free- living invertebrates of Eurasian Arctic seas and adjacent deep waters (ed. by B.I.Sirenko). Explorations of the fauna of the seas. V. 51 (59). 2001. S. 125.
  7. Smirnov I. Station list of brittle stars from the Weddell Sea. In: Biodiversity of the Weddell Sea: macrozoobenthic species (demersal fish included) sampled during the expedition ANT XIII/3 (EASIZ I) with RV "Polarstern", Berichte zur Polarforschung (Reports on Polar Research). N 372. 2000. S. 90-95.
  8. Smirnov I.S. Phylogeny and taxonomy of high taxa of ophiuroids. Colloquium on echinoderms "Morphogenetic and constructive bases of a standing of the plans of a structure of high taxa of echinoderms". March 24 1997. PIN, Moscow, The bulletin MSRN, section of geology, 1999, V. 74, issue 1, p. 78. (in Russian).
  9. Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L. A computer identification key on ophiuroids as a database for a saving of the taxonomic information. Colloquium on echinoderms "Morphogenetic and constructive bases of a standing of the plans of a structure of high taxa of echinoderms ". March 24 1997. PIN, Moscow, The bulletin MSRN, section of geology, 1999, V. 74, issue 1, p. 79. (in Russian).
  10. I.S.Smirnov, A.V.Neyelov, A.A.Golikov. History of biological oceanology, data bases and global ecology // History of the national oceanography. Abstracts for the II International Conference, September 20-24, 1999, Kaliningrad, 1999: 143, 144.
  11. I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov. Zoological digital (virtual) museums // Scientific service in network Internet. Abstracts of All-Russian scientific conference in Novorossiysk on September 20- 25, Publ. of Moscow University, 1999: 185-187. (in Russian)
  12. I.S.Smirnov, A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov. Electronic zoological collections // Digital libraries: advanced methods and technologies, digital collections. Proceedings of the First Russian National Conference in Saint-Petersburg, Russia on October 19-22, Publ. of S.-Petersburg University, 1999: 236-240. (in Russian)
  13. B.I.Sirenko, I.S.Smirnov, A.P.Andriashev. Zoologeographical investigation of Antarctic: results and prospectives// Abstracts of International conference dedicated to the 275th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Peterwsburg, on October 26-29, St. Petersburg, 1999: 61-65. (in Russian and in English).
  14. A.L.Lobanov, M.B.Dianov, I.S.Smirnov. Zoogeographical regionalization on the basis of databases of taxon records // Abstracts of International conference dedicated to the 275th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Peterwsburg, on October 26-29, St. Petersburg, 1999: 43-46. (in Russian and in English).
  15. Smirnov I.S., Lobanov A.L., Alimov A.F., Golikov A.A. From digital collections to virtual collectives of zoologists in Internet // Internet and Modern Society. Abstracts of the Second All-Russian Scientific Conference, St.Peterwsburg, on November 29 - December 3, St. Petersburg, 1999: 61-62. (in Russian).
  16. I.S. Smirnov, A.A. Golikov, A. Rachor, D. Piepenburg. 1999. Study of long-term changes of ophiurid fauna (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea) in the Barents Sea with application of statistical methods. Proceedings of the First International BASIS Research Conference. St.Petersburg, Russia February 22-25, 1998. University of Munster, Germany: 410-411.
  17. A.L.Lobanov, I.S.Smirnov, M.B.Dianov. 1999. The Computer Biological Editions on Compact Discs: Classification and Prospects of using in the education and science. http://cam.psn.ru/conferences/seminar_iteb/loban.html.
  18. I.S.Smirnov, A.Y.Ryss. Biological collections and data bases. Information Retrieval Systems in Biodiversity Research. Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, v. 278, (Abstracts of the International Symposium), S.-Petersburg, 1999: 33-38. [Russian and English]
  19. I.Smirnov. 1998. The relationship between type of development and type of polar brittle-stars. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 421.
  20. I.Smirnov, A.Lobanov, M.Dianov. 1998. Creation of computer picture identification key for the arctic ophiuroids. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 422.
  21. I.Smirnov, S.Stepanjants, V.Koltun, A.Svoboda. 1998. Polar ophiuroids and their symbiotic relations. Proceedings of the Ninth International Echinoderm Conference. San Francisco, USA. 5-9 August, 1996. P. 423.
  22. 69. L.K.Shubina, S.N.Fedorov, E.V.Levina, P.V.Andriyashenko, A.I.Kalinovsky, V.A.Stonik, I.S.Smirnov. Comparative study on polyxydroxylated steroids from echinoderms // Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 1998. V. 119 B. P. 505 - 511.
  23. Lobanov A., Smirnov I. Principles of arrangement and using of classifiers of animals in the standard ZOOCOD. Data bases and computer graphics in zoological investigations, Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, v. 269, S.-Petersburg, 1997: 66-75. [in Russian, English summary].
  24. I.S. Smirnov, A.L. Lobanov. Specialized bibliographical system for zoologists - ZOOBIB. Data bases and computer graphics in zoological investigations, Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, v. 269, S.-Petersburg, 1997: 130-132. [in Russian, English summary].
  25. Smirnov I., Smirnov A. "OCEAN" - a data bank of marine St.Petersburg. Data bases and computer graphics in zoological investigations, Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, v. 269, S.-Petersburg, 1997: 133-135. [in Russian, English summary].
  26. Sokolov E., Smirnov I., Lobanov A. An integrated system ZOOINT for conducting and using of zoological databases. Data bases and computer graphics in zoological investigations, Proceedings of the Zoological Institute, v. 269, S.-Petersburg, 1997: 136-144. [in Russian, English summary].
  27. Svoboda A., Stepanjants S., Smirnov I. 1997. Two polar Hydractinia species (Cnidaria), epibiotic on two closely related brittle stars (Echinodermata): an example for a taxonomic and ecological bipolarity. - In: Antarctic Communities (Species, Structure and Survival). Eds. B.Battaglia, J.Valencia, D.W.H.Walton. Cambridge University Press, pp. 22-25.
  28. B.Sirenko, I.Smirnov, W.Arntz, 1997, Taxonomic biodiversity of bottom invertebrates in the eastern Weddell Sea. - "The Expedition ANTARKTIS Xlll/3 (EASIZ I) of RV 'Polarstern' to the eastern Weddell Sea in 1996", Berichte zur Polarforshung (Reports on Polar Research), Heft-Nr. 249, edited by Wolf Arntz and Julian Gutt. pp. 25-31.
  29. E.A.Pavshtiks, I.S.Smirnov. 1996. Marine biological researches of the Russian Polar expedition 1900 - 1903. Russian Hydrobiological journal, N 1: 106-108. [in Russian, with short English summary].
  30. Svoboda A., Stepanjants S., Smirnov I. Zwei polare Hydractiniden-Arten (Hydroidea, Cnidaria) als Symbionten nahe verwandter Schlangensterne (Ophiolepididae, Echinodermata) - ein oekologisches Beispiel fur Bipolaritaet. Berichte zur Polarforschung. N 155. 1995. S. 86-89.
  31. Smirnov I., Lobanov A., Sokolov E., Dianov M. An retrieval system ZOOINT for zoology. Vestnik RFFI. 1995.
  32. Smirnov A.V., Smirnov I.S. Echinoderms from the East- Siberian Sea. - In: Thhe Fauna of the East-Siberian sea. Part III. SPb, 1994, P.132-182. (Explorations of the fauna of the seas, Vol. 49(57). [In Russian with English summary].
  33. Smirnov I. 1994. Working out a databank on marine invertebrates. - In: Echinoderms through Time. Proceedings of the 8th International Echinoderm Conference. Dijon, France, 6-10 September, 1993. P. 145.
  34. Smirnov I. 1994. Biogeography and area types of the Southern Ocean ophiuroids (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). - In: Echinoderms through Time. Proceedings of the 8th International Echinoderm Conference. Dijon, France, 6-10 September, 1993. P. 477-488.
  35. Skarlato O.A., Starobogatov Ya.I., Lobanov A.L., Smirnov I.S. 1994. Data bases by zoologic systematics and information about higher taxa of animals// Zoologicheskiy zhurnal. Vol. 73, N 12. S. 100-116 [in Russian]
  36. Skarlato O.A., Starobogatov Ya.I., Lobanov A.L., Smirnov I.S. 1994. Biodiversity and their analysis with computer data banks. In: Biodiversity. The degree of taxonomic study. Moscow, Nauka. S. 20-41 [in Russian]
  37. Smirnov I.S. 1992. The types of areas of brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of South Ocean. - In: The physical oceanology and problems of biological productivity. St.Petersburg. P. 136-165. [in Russian].
  38. Smirnov I.S. 1991. The brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of the Mawson Sea (the East Antarctica) - in: Informational Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic expedition, St.Petersburg, No 116. P. 66-69. [in Russian].
  39. Pushkin A.F., Smirnov I.S., Neyelov A.V. 1991. On the study of bottom fauna of the Rybiy Khvost. - in "Informational Bulletin of the Soviet Antarctic expedition", St.Petersburg, 1991, No 116. P. 24-27. [in Russian].
  40. Smirnov I.S. 1990. The fauna of brittle-stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) of South Ocean and influence of West Wind drift on distribution of ofiuroids. In: Oceanological investigation of the South Ocean. P. 165-188. [in Russian].
  41. Smirnov A.V., Smirnov I.S. 1990. Echinoderms from the Laptev Sea. - Explorations of the fauna of the seas. Vol. 37 (45). Ecosystems of the New Siberian shoals and the fauna of the Laptev Sea and adjacent waters : 411-462 [In Russian with English summary].
  42. Alekseev A.P., Golikov A.N., Scarlato O.A., Smirnov I.S. 1985. Landscaped and biogeographical investigations. - Geographical problems of the World Ocean. P.51-56. [in Russian].
  43. Smirnov I.S. 1982. The fauna of the floating rhizoids of kelps from Subantarctic and Patagonian Regions. - Ecology and systematic of marine hydrobionts. Explorations of the fauna of the seas. Vol. 28 (36). P.108-109 [In Russian with English summary].
  44. Litvinova N.M., Smirnov I.S. 1981. On the study of genus Astrophiura (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea). - Zoologicheskij Zhurnal [Zoological Journal, Moscow], 60 (4): 626-629. [In Russian with English summary].
  45. Smirnov I.S., Stepanjants S.D. 1980. "The symbiosis of hydroid Hydractinia vallini Jaderholm and brittle-star of family Ophiolepididae in Antarctic waters". - In: "Theoretical and practical significance of Coelenterata". p. 105-108. [in Russian].
  46. Smirnov I.S. 1978. "The rhizoids of floating kelps from antarctic waters of Southern Hemisphere as factor of transfer of littoral invertabrates. - In: "Theoretical and methodological basis for complex studing and mastering of the shelves. p. 179-181. [in Russian].
  47. Smirnov I.S. 1977. "New species of the genus Ophiomisidium (Ophiuroidea) from subantarctic water of Indian Ocean." - In: "New species and genus of marine invertebrates. Explorations of the fauna of the seas. Volume XXI (XXIX). pp.105-108. [in Russian].

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