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Antedon mediterranea Mediterranean feather star

Antedon mediterranea is commonly referred to as Mediterranean feather star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
5881 
AphiaID:
124208 
Scientific:
Antedon mediterranea 
German:
Mittelmeer Haarstern 
English:
Mediterranean Feather Star 
Category:
Feather Stars 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Crinoidea (Class) > Comatulida (Order) > Antedonidae (Family) > Antedon (Genus) > mediterranea (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean), European Coasts, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Mediterranean Sea 
Sea depth:
1 - 420 Meter 
Size:
up to 7.87" (20 cm) 
Temperature:
59 °F - 77 °F (15°C - 25°C) 
Food:
Copepods, Cyclops, Food specialist, Plankton, Zooplankton 
Tank:
87.99 gal (~ 400L)  
Difficulty:
Experts only! Very hard to keep 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-11-13 12:12:15 

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Antedon mediterranea

Antedon mediterraneais a species of stalkless crinoid in the family Antedonidae, commonly known as the Mediterranean feather star. It is found on the seabed at moderate depths in the Mediterranean Sea. It is a filter feeder and captures plankton with its long feathery arms.

Synonymised taxa
Antedon adriatica AH Clark, 1911 (synonym)
Comatula annulata Risso, 1826 (synonym)
Comatula mediterranea Lamarck, 1816 (basionym)

External links

  1. Medslugs Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (de) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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© Géry PARENT ou Copyright Géry PARENT
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© Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland, Bild aus der Adria
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Antedon mediterranea (c) by Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Mittelmeer-Haarstern, Antedon mediterranea

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