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Davidaster rubiginosus (Pourtalès, 1869)
This feather star is a common animal in the Caribbean.
The animal lives in a depth from 1o to 33 (40) meters and offen hides in rock crevices and even in severals sponges.
Colour: The color of the 25cm Long arms ranges from golden or orange via greenish to black, with golden tips on the side branches.
Food: The animal needs a constant uptake of plancton, best left in the wild.
Synonyms:
Actinometra lineata Carpenter, 1880
Actinometra rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)
Antedon rubiginosa Pourtalès, 1869
Davidaster rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)
Nemaster iowensis Springer, 1902
Nemaster lineata (Carpenter, 1880)
Nemaster mexicanensis Tommasi, 1966
Nemaster rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)
This feather star is a common animal in the Caribbean.
The animal lives in a depth from 1o to 33 (40) meters and offen hides in rock crevices and even in severals sponges.
Colour: The color of the 25cm Long arms ranges from golden or orange via greenish to black, with golden tips on the side branches.
Food: The animal needs a constant uptake of plancton, best left in the wild.
Synonyms:
Actinometra lineata Carpenter, 1880
Actinometra rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)
Antedon rubiginosa Pourtalès, 1869
Davidaster rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)
Nemaster iowensis Springer, 1902
Nemaster lineata (Carpenter, 1880)
Nemaster mexicanensis Tommasi, 1966
Nemaster rubiginosa (Pourtalès, 1869)






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