Nardoa variolata Variable Starfish

Nardoa variolata is commonly referred to as Variable Starfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

7387 

AphiaID:

212316 

Scientific:

Nardoa variolata 

German:

Variabler Seestern 

English:

Variable Starfish 

Category:

Sjöstjärnor 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Echinodermata (Phylum) > Asteroidea (Class) > Valvatida (Order) > Ophidiasteridae (Family) > Nardoa (Genus) > variolata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bruzelius, ), 1805 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Indian Ocean, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mascarene Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , Somalia, Tansania 

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:

5 - 15 Meter 

Habitats:

Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Detritus, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

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:

• 
  Nardoa frianti
  Friants Seestern
• 
  Nardoa galatheae
  Galatheas Seestern
• 
  Nardoa gomophia
  Seestern
• Nardoa mamillifera
• 
  Nardoa novaecaledoniae
  Neukaledonien-Seestern, Geler Netzstern
• 
  Nardoa rosea
  Rosenseestern
• 
  Nardoa tuberculata
  Tuberkel Seestern
• Nardoa tumulosa
• 
  Nardoa variolata
  Variabler Seestern

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-23 11:04:33 

Last edit:

2024-11-28 16:39:30 

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