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Pseudonepanthia troughtoni Troughtons Seastar

Pseudonepanthia troughtoni is commonly referred to as Troughtons 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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Seastar - Nepanthia troughtoni,Flinders, 2010


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lexID:
14771 
AphiaID:
410343 
Scientific:
Pseudonepanthia troughtoni 
German:
Troughtons Seestern 
English:
Troughtons Seastar 
Category:
Sjöstjärnor 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Asterinidae (Family) > Pseudonepanthia (Genus) > troughtoni (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Livingstone, ), 1934 
Occurrence:
Australia, Bass Strait, South Australia, Tasmania (Australia), Victoria (Australia), Western Australia 
Sea depth:
0 - 70 Meter 
Size:
up to 5.51" (14 cm) 
Temperature:
12,5 °F - 22,8 °F (12,5°C - 22,8°C) 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Sea squirts, Sponges 
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:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-05-07 20:11:24 

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Pseudonepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934)

Troughtons Seastar feeds on encrusting algae, sponges, and encrusting ascidians.

Similar to the Multi-coloured Seastar Echinaster varicolor.

Synonymised names:
Nepanthia hadracantha A.M. Clark, 1966 · unaccepted (A synonym according to Shepherd (1968))
Nepanthia troughtoni (Livingstone, 1934) · unaccepted
Parasterina occidentalis H.L. Clark, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym according to A.M. Clark (1966))
Parasterina troughtoni Livingstone, 1934 · unaccepted

External links

  1. Asteroidea from shallow waters of the Archipelago of the Recherche, Western Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2022.
  2. RIS Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2022.
  3. TWO NEW ASTEROIDS FROM AUSTRALIA, Seite 179 vom Synonym Parasterina troughtoni (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2022.
  4. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 07.05.2022.

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Seastar - Nepanthia troughtoni,Flinders, 2010

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