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Leiaster speciosus Spot Chain Sea Star, Velvety Sea Star

Leiaster speciosus is commonly referred to as Spot Chain Sea Star, Velvety Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
10576 
AphiaID:
370923 
Scientific:
Leiaster speciosus 
German:
Samt-Seestern 
English:
Spot Chain Sea Star, Velvety Sea Star 
Category:
Etoiles de mer 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Leiaster (Genus) > speciosus (Species) 
Initial determination:
von Martens, 1866 
Occurrence:
Bali, Indonesia, Philippines, 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 - 81 Meter 
Size:
11.81" - 19.69" (30cm - 50cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Carrion, Detritus 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-05-05 13:03:41 

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Leiaster speciosus von Martens, 1866

This Velvety Sea Star is usually dark maroon in colour, with a smooth, almost slimy feel. This species of the Western Pacific Ocean can be typically found under rocks on the seaward reef.

Leiaster speciosus is a host of the ectoparasitic Copepod Leicomes monozotus.

External links

  1. Poppe Images Photo Gallery (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. UnderwaterKwaj, Homepage Scott & Jeanette Johnson (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.



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