Copidaster lymani Sea Star

Copidaster lymani is commonly referred to as Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6037 

AphiaID:

178176 

Scientific:

Copidaster lymani 

German:

Seestern 

English:

Sea Star 

Category:

Star Fishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Copidaster (Genus) > lymani (Species) 

Initial determination:

A.H. Clark, 1948 

Occurrence:

Belize, Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, The Bahamas, the Caribbean 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Detritus 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Copidaster cavernicola
• Copidaster japonicus
• 
  Copidaster lymani
  Seestern
• 
  Copidaster schismochilus
  Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-09-11 15:02:30 

Last edit:

2013-09-11 15:02:30 

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