Pteraster capensis Brooding Cushion Star

Pteraster capensis is commonly referred to as Brooding Cushion 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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Pteraster Capensis, outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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lexID:: 17344
AphiaID:: 178568

Scientific:: Pteraster capensis
German:: Brütender Kissenstern, Kap Kissenseestern
English:: Brooding Cushion Star

Category:: Sjöstjärnor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Velatida (Order) > Pterasteridae (Family) > Pteraster (Genus) > capensis (Species)
Initial determination:: Gray, 1847

Occurrence:: Angola, Namibia, South-Africa
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Kelp forests, Seawater, Sea water
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates, No reliable information available, Predatory
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:

Pteraster abyssorum
Pteraster acicula
Pteraster affinis
Pteraster alveolatus
Pteraster bathami
Pteraster capensis
Brütender Kissenstern, Kap Kissenseestern
Pteraster caribbaeus
Pteraster corynetes
Pteraster coscinopeplus
Pteraster diaphanus
Pteraster educator
Pteraster flabellifer
Pteraster florifer
Pteraster fornicatus
Pteraster gibber
Pteraster hastatus
Pteraster hirsutus
Pteraster hymenasteroides
Pteraster hystrix
Pteraster ifurus
Pteraster jordani
Pteraster koehleri
Pteraster marsippus
Pteraster militarioides
Pteraster militaris
Faltenstern
Pteraster minutus
Pteraster multiporus
Pteraster obesus
Pteraster obscurus
Pteraster octaster
Pteraster personatus
Pteraster pulvillus
Pteraster reticulatus
Pteraster robertsoni
Pteraster rugatus
Pteraster rugosus
Pteraster solitarius
Pteraster spinosissimus
Pteraster stellifer
Pteraster temnochiton
Pteraster tesselatus
Pteraster tetracanthus
Pteraster texius
Pteraster trigonodon
Pteraster uragensis
Pteraster willsi

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2025-04-04 17:15:28
Last edit:: 2025-04-04 17:56:09

Info

Pteraster capensis Gray, 1847

Pteraster capensis is a species of starfish belonging to the family Pterasteridae. Many species brood their young in an internal chamber flushed with seawater.

Synonymised names
Pteraster (Retaster) capensis Gray, 1847 · alternative representation
Retaster capensis (Gray, 1847) · unaccepted

External links

biodiversitylibrary.org (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2025.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2025.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2025.

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Pteraster Capensis, smitswinkel bay wrecks, Smitswinkel Bay, Cape Town, South Africa 2025 (CC-BY-SA)

Pteraster Capensis, outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2022 (CC-BY-SA)

Pteraster Capensis, outer photographers, Cape Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

Pteraster capensis,rocksucker ridge, Cape Town, South Africa 2024 (CC-BY-SA)

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