Nardoa galatheae Brown Mesh Sea Star

Nardoa galatheae is commonly referred to as Brown Mesh Sea Star. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

707 

AphiaID:

212315 

Scientific:

Nardoa galatheae 

German:

Braunnetz-Seestern, Galatheas Seestern 

English:

Brown Mesh Sea Star 

Category:

Etoiles de mer 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Nardoa (Genus) > galatheae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lütken, ), 1864 

Occurrence:

Bali, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Philippines, South China Sea, Sri Lanka 

Sea depth:

0 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

7.09" - 9.84" (18cm - 25cm) 

Temperature:

25,5 °F - 28,2 °F (25,5°C - 28,2°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Food tablets, Pellets 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Pour aquariophiles éprouvés 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Nardoa frianti
  Friants Seestern
• 
  Nardoa galatheae
  Braunnetz-Seestern, Galatheas Seestern
• 
  Nardoa gomophia
  Warzen-Seestern
• Nardoa mamillifera
• 
  Nardoa novaecaledoniae
  Neukaledonien-Seestern, Geler Netzstern
• 
  Nardoa rosea
  Rosenseestern
• 
  Nardoa tuberculata
  Tuberkel Seestern
• Nardoa tumulosa
• 
  Nardoa variolata
  Variabler Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-15 22:33:49 

Last edit:

2025-12-28 20:12:06 

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