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Mithrodia clavigera Nail Sea Star

Mithrodia clavigera is commonly referred to as Nail Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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Mithrodia clavigera, 2018


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lexID:
3183 
AphiaID:
178200 
Scientific:
Mithrodia clavigera 
German:
Nagelseestern 
English:
Nail Sea Star 
Category:
Star Fishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Mithrodiidae (Family) > Mithrodia (Genus) > clavigera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
(the) Maldives, China, East Africa, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Japan, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , The Bahamas, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 106 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Reef Terraces, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 15.75" (40 cm) 
Temperature:
23,7 °F - 28,8 °F (23,7°C - 28,8°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Food specialist 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for home aquaria! 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
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:
2024-01-14 20:15:55 

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Mithrodia clavigera (Lamarck, 1816)

Nail Sea Star feed on small, sessile invertebrates. Juveniles graze on organic materials .

Synonyms:
Asterias clavigera Lamarck, 1816
Echinaster echinulatus (Muller & Troschel, 1842)
Heresaster papillosus Michelin, 1844
Mithrodia echinulatus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)
Mithrodia spinulosa Gray, 1840
Mithrodia victoriae Bell, 1882
Ophidiaster echinulatus Müller & Troschel, 1842

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  1. sealifebase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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