Stephanometra tenuipinna Feather Star

Stephanometra tenuipinna is commonly referred to as Feather Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

1720 

AphiaID:

450511 

Scientific:

Stephanometra tenuipinna 

German:

Federstern 

English:

Feather Star 

Category:

Feather Stars 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Comatulida (Order) > Mariametridae (Family) > Stephanometra (Genus) > tenuipinna (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hartlaub, ), 1890 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Australia, China, Great Barrier Reef, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Palau, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Singapore, Vietnam 

Sea depth:

- 48 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Epibiont (living on other organisms), Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

28,1 °F - 29,1 °F (28,1°C - 29,1°C) 

Food:

Plankton, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for aquarium keeping 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Stephanometra indica
  Haarstern
• 
  Stephanometra sp.
  Haarstern
• 
  Stephanometra tenuipinna
  Federstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-10-31 19:25:17 

Last edit:

2024-01-06 19:42:45 

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