Pentaceraster regulus Regular Star

Pentaceraster regulus is commonly referred to as Regular Star. 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:: 10149
AphiaID:: 213125

Scientific:: Pentaceraster regulus
German:: Noppen Seestern
English:: Regular Star

Category:: Sjöstjärnor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Pentaceraster (Genus) > regulus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Müller & Troschel, ), 1842

Occurrence:: Australia, China, Great Barrier Reef, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, Sulawesi, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean
Sea depth:: 0 - 115 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 7.09" (15cm - 18cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), Carrion, Crustaceans, Detritus, omnivore, Starfishs, Worms
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Pentaceraster affinis
Pentaceraster alveolatus
Walzen-Seestern
Pentaceraster chinensis
Pentaceraster cumingi
Panamaischer Noppenseestern
Pentaceraster decipiens
Pentaceraster gracilis
Pentaceraster horridus
Pentaceraster magnificus
Pentaceraster mammillatus
Grüner Noppen-Seestern
Pentaceraster multispinus
Pentaceraster regulus
Noppen Seestern
Pentaceraster sibogae
Pentaceraster tuberculatus
Grauer Noppen-Seestern
Pentaceraster westermanni

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2016-11-14 19:44:22
Last edit:: 2021-03-26 18:30:36

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Pentaceraster regulus (Müller & Troschel, 1842)

Pentaceraster regulus is a common, usually five armed sea star ( abnormal with 4 arms). The Spotted seastar inhabit soft, sandy and muddy bottom,can be also found amoung sea grasses.

Host of the ectoparasits ( Copepoda) Kelleria australiensis and Stellicola stebbingi.

Synonyms:
Oreaster alveolatus
Oreaster australis
Oreaster doederleini
Oreaster luetkeni
Oreaster magnificus
Oreaster regulus
Pentaceraster australis
Pentaceraster cebuana
Pentaceraster odhneri
Pentaceros australis
Pentaceros luetkeni
Pentaceros margaritifer
Pentaceros regulus

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asterozoa (Subphylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatacea (Superorder) > Valvatida (Order) > Oreasteridae (Family) > Pentaceraster (Genus) > Pentaceraster regulus (Species)

External links

Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
lifg.australianmuseum.net.au (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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