Granaster nutrix Seastar

Granaster nutrix is commonly referred to as Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: Cold water animal. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Dirk Schories, Deutschland

Granaster nutrix, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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lexID:: 13324
AphiaID:: 172683

Scientific:: Granaster nutrix
German:: Seestern
English:: Seastar

Category:: Etoiles de mer

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Stichasteridae (Family) > Granaster (Genus) > nutrix (Species)
Initial determination:: (Studer, ), 1885

Occurrence:: Antarctica, Argentina, South Orkney Islands
Sea depth:: 2,5 - 9 Meter
Temperature:: °F - 30.2 °F (°C - -1°C)
Food:: Herbivorous, Predatory
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:

Granaster nutrix
Seestern

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-10-26 16:25:50
Last edit:: 2020-10-27 11:18:45

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Granaster nutrix (Studer, 1885)

Granaster nutrix is a species of echinoderms in the family Stichasteridae. It is a predator. It has sexual reproduction.This small sea star species is commonly found in the intertidal (seashore) in Antarctica.

Synonymised names:
Granaster biseriatus Koehler, 1906
Hemiasterias biseriata (Koehler, 1906) (Synonym according to Fisher (1940))
Stichaster nutrix Studer, 1885

External links

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 26.10.2020.

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Granaster nutrix, King George Island,Antarctica, 2011

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