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Diplasterias brucei Seastar

Diplasterias brucei is commonly referred to as Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Diplasterias brucei, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011


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lexID:
13325 
AphiaID:
172650 
Scientific:
Diplasterias brucei 
German:
Seestern 
English:
Seastar 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Asteriidae (Family) > Diplasterias (Genus) > brucei (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Koehler, ), 1907 
Occurrence:
Antarctica, Argentina, Chile, Indian Ocean, South Atlantic, South-Pazific 
Sea depth:
0 - 1066 Meter 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
-1,9 °F - 44.6 °F (-1,9°C - 7°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Clams, Detritus, Predatory, Snails 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-10-26 16:57:37 

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Diplasterias brucei (Koehler, 1907)

Diplasterias brucei is a species of echinoderms in the family Asteriidae. It is a predator. It has sexual reproduction.

This starfish usually has five arms, but in the vicinity of South Georgia, a six-armed form is common. This pecies varies in colour from a pale bluish-green to a yellowish or orange hue. The maximum size is about 25 cm across.

Synonymised names:
Coscinasterias (Stolasterias) brucei Koehler, 1907
Coscinasterias brucei (Koehler, 1908)
Coscinasterias victoriae Koehler, 1911
Diplasterias fochi (Koehler, 1920) (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))
Podasterias brucei (Koehler, 1908)
Podasterias fochi Koehler, 1920 (Synonym according to A.M. Clark (1962))

External links

  1. Encyclopedia of Life version (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 26.10.2020.
  2. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2020.

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Diplasterias brucei, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011
Diplasterias brucei, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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