Smilasterias multipara Black And White Seastar, Stomage Brooding Seastar

Smilasterias multipara is commonly referred to as Black And White Seastar, Stomage Brooding Seastar. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

16861 

AphiaID:

377792 

Scientific:

Smilasterias multipara 

German:

Schwarz und Weiß Seestern, Magenbrütender Seestern 

English:

Black And White Seastar, Stomage Brooding Seastar 

Category:

Etoiles de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Forcipulatida (Order) > Stichasteridae (Family) > Smilasterias (Genus) > multipara (Species) 

Initial determination:

O'Loughlin & O'Hara, 1990 

Occurrence:

Australia, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 

Marine Zone:

Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 

Sea depth:

- 3 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seawater, Sea water, Stony soils 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 64.4 °F (°C - 18°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Smilasterias actinata
• Smilasterias clarkailsa
• Smilasterias irregularis
• 
  Smilasterias multipara
  Schwarz und Weiß Seestern, Magenbrütender Seestern
• Smilasterias scalprifera
• Smilasterias tasmaniae
• Smilasterias triremis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2024-10-15 19:34:15 

Last edit:

2024-10-15 20:05:20 

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