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Stegophiura nodosa Burrowing Brittle star

Stegophiura nodosa is commonly referred to as Burrowing Brittle star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Burrowing Brittle star Stegophiura nodosa, 2010


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lexID:
11987 
AphiaID:
124943 
Scientific:
Stegophiura nodosa 
German:
Grabender Schlangenstern 
English:
Burrowing Brittle Star 
Category:
 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Ophiuroidea (Class) > Ophiurida (Order) > Ophiopyrgidae (Family) > Stegophiura (Genus) > nodosa (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lütken), 1855 
Occurrence:
Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Arctic (North Polar Sea), Canada Eastern Pacific, European Coasts, Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), Norway, Scandinavia, the Sea of Okhotsk, West-Atlantic Ocean, White Sea 
Sea depth:
3,5 - 20 Meter 
Size:
up to 1.57" (4 cm) 
Temperature:
28.4 °F - 46.4 °F (-2°C - 8°C) 
Food:
Detritus, Sediment feeder, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Cold water animal 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Stegophiura brachyactis
  • Stegophiura carinata
  • Stegophiura elevata
  • Stegophiura hainanensis
  • Stegophiura macrarthra
  • Stegophiura nodosa
    Grabender Schlangenstern
  • Stegophiura ponderosa
  • Stegophiura rhabdotoplax
  • Stegophiura singletoni
  • Stegophiura sladeni
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2020-04-06 10:53:53 

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Stegophiura nodosa (Lütken, 1855)

This brittle star is a vold water species. Surface deposit feeder. This is a deep water species that lives only deeper than 20 meter. This species is small (less than 4 cm in arm-spread), always pink coloured.

Synonymised names:
Ophioglypha nodosa (Lütken, 1855)
Ophiura nodosa Lütken, 1855 (synonym)

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Burrowing Brittle star Stegophiura nodosa, 2010

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