Porania (Porania) pulvillus red cushion star

Porania (Porania) pulvillus is commonly referred to as red cushion star. Difficulty in the aquarium: 4 - Medelsvår. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6282 

AphiaID:

125166 

Scientific:

Porania (Porania) pulvillus 

German:

kurzarmiger Kissenstern 

English:

Red Cushion Star 

Category:

Sjöstjärnor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Poraniidae (Family) > Porania (Genus) > (Porania) pulvillus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(O.F. Müller, ), 1776 

Occurrence:

East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

59 °F - 73.4 °F (15°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Coral polyps = corallivorous 

Difficulty:

4 - Medelsvår 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Porania hermanni
• Porania pulvillus
• Porania stormi

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Porania (Porania) pulvillus
  kurzarmiger Kissenstern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-10-26 09:01:23 

Last edit:

2013-10-26 09:01:23 

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